Public water system · NM3500502
ActiveQuemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs
At a glance
Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs (PWSID NM3500502) is an active transient non-community water system in Catron County, New Mexico. It reports serving 25 people through 50 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
50
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs compare with other water systems in Catron County?
By EPA's size categories, Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Catron County has 14 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 151 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 2,115 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 Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs 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 Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs?
EPA lists Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs 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 14 active systems in Catron County (14%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and January 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | 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 |
All 5 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.
Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs?
Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs (PWSID NM3500502) 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 Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs serve?
Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs reports serving 25 people through 50 service connections in Catron County, New Mexico.
Where does Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs 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 Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs' 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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs 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 Catron County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Water Works | Catron | 601 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quemado Lake Water Association | Catron | 344 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quemado Mutual Water & Swa | Catron | 286 | Community | Groundwater |
| Homestead Landowners Association | Catron | 170 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rancho Grande Water Association Inc. | Catron | 166 | Community | Groundwater |
| Coyote Creek Mutual Domestic Wua | Catron | 133 | 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, “Quemado Lake Recreation Area - Usfs, PWSID NM3500502, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/quemado-lake-recreation-area-usfs-nm3500502 (data as of October 1, 2026).