Public water system · NM3590430
ActiveQuarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions
At a glance
Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions (PWSID NM3590430) is an active transient non-community water system in Torrance 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 the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions compare with other water systems in Torrance County?
By EPA's size categories, Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Torrance County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 389 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 10,502 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 Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions 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 Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions?
EPA lists Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions 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. 3 of the 27 active systems in Torrance County (11%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and September 2021. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | 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.
Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions: frequently asked questions
Who runs Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions?
Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions (PWSID NM3590430) 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 Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions serve?
Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Torrance County, New Mexico.
Where does Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions 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 Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. 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 Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions' 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions 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 Torrance County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriarty Water System | Torrance | 2,825 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mountainair Water System | Torrance | 1,505 | Community | Groundwater |
| Estancia Water System | Torrance | 1,355 | Community | Groundwater |
| Indian Hills Water System | Torrance | 715 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bowlin Flying C Ranch | Torrance | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clines Corners Water System | Torrance | 450 | 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, “Quarai Unit - Salinas Pueblo Missions, PWSID NM3590430, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/quarai-unit-salinas-pueblo-missions-nm3590430 (data as of October 1, 2026).