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Morningside Water Users Cooperative

At a glance

Morningside Water Users Cooperative (PWSID NM3520408) is an active community water system in Eddy County, New Mexico. It reports serving 348 people through 137 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

348

Service connections

137

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3520408

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served348

Service connections137

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedArtesia

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyEddy County

How does Morningside Water Users Cooperative compare with other water systems in Eddy County?

By EPA's size categories, Morningside Water Users Cooperative is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Eddy County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,398 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 67,133 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Morningside Water Users Cooperative is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Mexico has 645 active community water systems, 55% of the state's 1,165 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 62 New Mexico systems (5.3%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Morningside Water Users Cooperative?

EPA lists Morningside Water Users Cooperative as privately owned. 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. 16 of the 28 active systems in Eddy County (57%) are also privately owned.

Does Morningside Water Users Cooperative have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2020 and October 2024. By type: 10 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (8 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
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-04-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-03-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-02-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-01-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-12-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-11-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-09-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

Morningside Water Users Cooperative: frequently asked questions

Who runs Morningside Water Users Cooperative?

Morningside Water Users Cooperative (PWSID NM3520408) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Morningside Water Users Cooperative serve?

Morningside Water Users Cooperative reports serving 348 people through 137 service connections in Eddy County, New Mexico.

Where does Morningside Water Users Cooperative get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Morningside Water Users Cooperative have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Morningside Water Users Cooperative'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Morningside Water Users Cooperative's water quality report?

As a community water system, Morningside Water Users Cooperative must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Eddy County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Carlsbad Municipal Water System	Eddy	33,626	Community	Groundwater
Artesia Municipal Water System	Eddy	15,176	Community	Groundwater
Otis Mdwca	Eddy	4,464	Community	Groundwater
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Eddy	2,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Artesia Rural Water Cooperative	Eddy	1,950	Community	Groundwater
Loving Water System	Eddy	1,862	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, “Morningside Water Users Cooperative, PWSID NM3520408, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/morningside-water-users-cooperative-nm3520408 (data as of October 1, 2026).