Public water system · NM3595225
ActivePecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt
At a glance
Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt (PWSID NM3595225) is an active transient non-community water system in San Miguel County, New Mexico. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt compare with other water systems in San Miguel County?
By EPA's size categories, Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Miguel County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 564 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 23,678 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 Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt is well below 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 Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt?
EPA lists Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt as owned by the federal 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 42 active systems in San Miguel County (4.8%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and October 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-02-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-02-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt?
Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt (PWSID NM3595225) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt serve?
Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in San Miguel County, New Mexico.
Where does Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt 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 Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 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 Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt'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 10 violations for this system; 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 Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt 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 Miguel County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas (City of) | San Miguel | 14,530 | Community | Surface water |
| Pecos Water System | San Miguel | 2,133 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pendaries Mdwca | San Miguel | 500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Conchas Dam State Park Northside | San Miguel | 450 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| East Pecos Mdwca | San Miguel | 413 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pendaries Rv Resort | San Miguel | 405 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased 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, “Pecos National Historic Park Visitor Cnt, PWSID NM3595225, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/pecos-national-historic-park-visitor-cnt-nm3595225 (data as of October 1, 2026).