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Pine Springs Summer Camp

At a glance

Pine Springs Summer Camp (PWSID NM3591419) is an active transient non-community water system in Otero County, New Mexico. It reports serving 250 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019.

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

Population served

250

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3591419

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served250

Service connections19

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedSacramento

StateNew Mexico

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CountyOtero County

How does Pine Springs Summer Camp compare with other water systems in Otero County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Springs Summer Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otero County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,292 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 71,046 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 Pine Springs Summer Camp is about 74% above 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 Pine Springs Summer Camp?

EPA lists Pine Springs Summer Camp 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. 26 of the 55 active systems in Otero County (47%) are also privately owned.

Does Pine Springs Summer Camp have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. The violations listed here began between July 1998 and April 2019. By type: 3 required treatment not met, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2019-04-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-02-17	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2013-11-14	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2013-11-14	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2012-06-17	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2012-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 9 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.

Pine Springs Summer Camp: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Springs Summer Camp?

Pine Springs Summer Camp (PWSID NM3591419) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Springs Summer Camp serve?

Pine Springs Summer Camp reports serving 250 people through 19 service connections in Otero County, New Mexico.

Where does Pine Springs Summer Camp 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 Pine Springs Summer Camp have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. 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 Pine Springs Summer 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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pine Springs Summer Camp's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine Springs Summer 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 Otero County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Alamogordo Domestic Water System	Otero	35,301	Community	Surface water
Holloman Air Force Base	Otero	13,000	Community	Groundwater
Tularosa Water System	Otero	3,485	Community	Surface water
Cloudcroft Water System	Otero	2,865	Community	Groundwater
Timberon W and Sd	Otero	2,698	Community	Groundwater
La Luz Mdwca	Otero	1,917	Community	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, “Pine Springs Summer Camp, PWSID NM3591419, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/pine-springs-summer-camp-nm3591419 (data as of October 1, 2026).