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Placitas Community Library

At a glance

Placitas Community Library (PWSID NM3502323) is an active transient non-community water system in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3502323

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedPlacitas

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountySandoval County

How does Placitas Community Library compare with other water systems in Sandoval County?

By EPA's size categories, Placitas Community Library is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sandoval County has 62 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,181 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 135,215 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 Placitas Community Library is about 65% 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 Placitas Community Library?

EPA lists Placitas Community Library as owned by a local 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. 24 of the 62 active systems in Sandoval County (39%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Placitas Community Library have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and December 2024. By type: 6 monitoring, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2024-12-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2024-01-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-10-16	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2020-05-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-06-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	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.

Placitas Community Library: frequently asked questions

Who runs Placitas Community Library?

Placitas Community Library (PWSID NM3502323) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Placitas Community Library serve?

Placitas Community Library reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

Where does Placitas Community Library 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 Placitas Community Library have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Placitas Community Library'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Placitas Community Library's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Placitas Community Library 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 Sandoval County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Rio Rancho Water & Ww Services	Sandoval	107,350	Community	Purchased surface water
Bernalillo Water System	Sandoval	10,948	Community	Groundwater
Cuba Water System	Sandoval	1,789	Community	Groundwater
Jemez Springs Dwua	Sandoval	1,385	Community	Groundwater
Regina Mdwca	Sandoval	705	Community	Groundwater
Pena Blanca Water & Sanitation District	Sandoval	700	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, “Placitas Community Library, PWSID NM3502323, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/placitas-community-library-nm3502323 (data as of October 1, 2026).