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Reserve Water Works

At a glance

Reserve Water Works (PWSID NM3523402) is an active community water system in Catron County, New Mexico. It reports serving 601 people through 265 service connections. 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

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

Population served

601

Service connections

265

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3523402

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served601

Service connections265

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedReserve

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyCatron County

How does Reserve Water Works compare with other water systems in Catron County?

By EPA's size categories, Reserve Water Works is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Catron County has 14 active public water systems, and Reserve Water Works is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4 times the county average of 151 people per system, and accounts for 28% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Reserve Water Works 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. 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 Reserve Water Works?

EPA lists Reserve Water Works 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. 6 of the 14 active systems in Catron County (43%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Reserve Water Works have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and August 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 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
2025-08-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-10-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-07-23	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-23	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-02-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-07-12	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.

Reserve Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Reserve Water Works?

Reserve Water Works (PWSID NM3523402) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Reserve Water Works serve?

Reserve Water Works reports serving 601 people through 265 service connections in Catron County, New Mexico.

Where does Reserve Water Works 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 Reserve Water Works have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Reserve Water Works' 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Reserve Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Reserve Water Works 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 Catron County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
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
Spring Canyon Ranch	Catron	116	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, “Reserve Water Works, PWSID NM3523402, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/reserve-water-works-nm3523402 (data as of October 1, 2026).