Public water system · NM3500103

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Mesa Rest Area

At a glance

Mesa Rest Area (PWSID NM3500103) is an active transient non-community water system in Chaves County, New Mexico. It reports serving 500 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

500

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3500103

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served500

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedRoswell

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyChaves County

How does Mesa Rest Area compare with other water systems in Chaves County?

By EPA's size categories, Mesa Rest Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chaves County has 15 active public water systems, and Mesa Rest Area is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,276 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 64,142 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Mexico, the 1,165 active systems average 1,885 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Mesa Rest Area is about 3.5 times that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Mexico has 369 active transient non-community water systems, 32% of the state's 1,165 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,009 New Mexico systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Mesa Rest Area?

EPA lists Mesa Rest Area as owned by a state government. The NM state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 15 active systems in Chaves County (13%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Mesa Rest Area have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2008 and November 2016. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2016-11-18	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-10-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-10-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28	Not reported	No	Resolved
2013-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-08-25	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2012-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-07-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Mesa Rest Area: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mesa Rest Area?

Mesa Rest Area (PWSID NM3500103) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Mesa Rest Area serve?

Mesa Rest Area reports serving 500 people through 3 service connections in Chaves County, New Mexico.

Where does Mesa Rest Area get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Mesa Rest Area have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Mesa Rest Area's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mesa Rest Area's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mesa Rest Area is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Chaves County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Roswell Municipal Water System	Chaves	54,025	Community	Groundwater
Berrendo Cooperative Wua	Chaves	4,304	Community	Groundwater
Dexter Municipal Water System	Chaves	1,554	Community	Groundwater
Hagerman Water System	Chaves	1,292	Community	Groundwater
Cumberland Cooperative Wua	Chaves	588	Community	Groundwater
Fambrough Mdwca	Chaves	439	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Mesa Rest Area, PWSID NM3500103, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/mesa-rest-area-nm3500103 (data as of October 1, 2026).