Public water system · NM3590010
ActivePajarito Rest Area - West Bound
At a glance
Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound (PWSID NM3590010) is an active transient non-community water system in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It reports serving 475 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
475
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound compare with other water systems in Guadalupe County?
By EPA's size categories, Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Guadalupe County has 11 active public water systems, and Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 12% below the county average of 540 people per system, and accounts for 8% of the 5,937 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 Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound is about 3.3 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 Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound?
EPA lists Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound 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. 3 of the 11 active systems in Guadalupe County (27%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2024 and November 2024. By type: 2 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-04 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2024-10-04 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
All 3 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.
Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound?
Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound (PWSID NM3590010) 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 Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound serve?
Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound reports serving 475 people through 1 service connection in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
Where does Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound 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 Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound'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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound 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 Guadalupe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Water Supply | Guadalupe | 2,681 | Community | Groundwater |
| Vaughn Duran Water System | Guadalupe | 785 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pajarito Rest Area - East Bound | Guadalupe | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Anton Chico Rest Area West Bound | Guadalupe | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Puerto De Luna Mdwca | Guadalupe | 426 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Sangre De Cristo Regional Mdwca | Guadalupe | 346 | 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, “Pajarito Rest Area - West Bound, PWSID NM3590010, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/pajarito-rest-area-west-bound-nm3590010 (data as of October 1, 2026).