Public water system · NM3530504
ActivePhilmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters
At a glance
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters (PWSID NM3530504) is an active community water system in Colfax County, New Mexico. It reports serving 2,000 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,000
Service connections
1
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters compare with other water systems in Colfax County?
By EPA's size categories, Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Colfax County has 52 active public water systems, and Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.1 times the county average of 489 people per system, and accounts for 7.9% of the 25,433 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 Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 37 New Mexico systems (3.2%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters?
EPA lists Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters 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. 36 of the 52 active systems in Colfax County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2022 and June 2025. By type: 8 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (8 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-07-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-26 | 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.
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters: frequently asked questions
Who runs Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters?
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters (PWSID NM3530504) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters serve?
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters reports serving 2,000 people through 1 service connection in Colfax County, New Mexico.
Where does Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters' 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, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters' water quality report?
As a community water system, Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters 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 Colfax County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Raton/Raton Water Works | Colfax | 9,733 | Community | Surface water |
| Village of Angel Fire | Colfax | 6,045 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cimarron Water System | Colfax | 1,260 | Community | Surface water |
| Springer Water System | Colfax | 1,170 | Community | Surface water |
| Village of Eagle Nest | Colfax | 613 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maxwell Water System | Colfax | 340 | 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, “Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters, PWSID NM3530504, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/philmont-boy-scout-ranch-headquarters-nm3530504 (data as of October 1, 2026).