Public water system · NM3590024
ActiveNavajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp
At a glance
Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp (PWSID NM3590024) is an active transient non-community water system in San Juan County, New Mexico. It reports serving 158 people through 54 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
158
Service connections
54
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp compare with other water systems in San Juan County?
By EPA's size categories, Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Juan County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,715 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 103,721 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 Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp is roughly in line with 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 10 New Mexico systems (0.9%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp?
EPA lists Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp 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 22 active systems in San Juan County (9.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2023 and October 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-09-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp?
Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp (PWSID NM3590024) 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 Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp serve?
Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp reports serving 158 people through 54 service connections in San Juan County, New Mexico.
Where does Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp 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 San Juan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Water System | San Juan | 47,655 | Community | Surface water |
| Aztec Domestic Water System | San Juan | 9,673 | Community | Surface water |
| Bloomfield Water Supply System | San Juan | 9,536 | Community | Surface water |
| Lee Hammond Water | San Juan | 8,817 | Community | Surface water |
| Lower Valley Water Users Association | San Juan | 7,615 | Community | Surface water |
| Morningstar Water System | San Juan | 5,694 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Navajo Lake State Park - Cottonwood Camp, PWSID NM3590024, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/navajo-lake-state-park-cottonwood-camp-nm3590024 (data as of October 1, 2026).