Public water system · NM3599532
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At a glance
Rios Restaurant (PWSID NM3599532) is an active transient non-community water system in Valencia County, New Mexico. It reports serving 50 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rios Restaurant compare with other water systems in Valencia County?
By EPA's size categories, Rios Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Valencia County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,839 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 51,498 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 Rios Restaurant 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 Rios Restaurant?
EPA lists Rios Restaurant 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. 21 of the 28 active systems in Valencia County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Rios Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between June 1993 and December 2024. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-11-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | 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.
Rios Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rios Restaurant?
Rios Restaurant (PWSID NM3599532) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Rios Restaurant serve?
Rios Restaurant reports serving 50 people through 3 service connections in Valencia County, New Mexico.
Where does Rios Restaurant 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 Rios Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none 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 Rios Restaurant'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; none 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 Rios Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rios Restaurant 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 Valencia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Lunas Water System | Valencia | 19,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belen Water System | Valencia | 10,830 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rio Communities Water System | Valencia | 5,513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rio Del Oro Water System | Valencia | 4,387 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bosque Farms Water Supply System | Valencia | 4,367 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meadow Lake Water System | Valencia | 2,760 | 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, “Rios Restaurant, PWSID NM3599532, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/rios-restaurant-nm3599532 (data as of October 1, 2026).