Public water system · NM3581101
ActiveSandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps
At a glance
Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps (PWSID NM3581101) is an active transient non-community water system in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It reports serving 100 people through 3 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 September 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps compare with other water systems in Bernalillo County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bernalillo County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,846 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 643,386 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 Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps is about 31% 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 Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps?
EPA lists Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps 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. 19 of the 82 active systems in Bernalillo County (23%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. The violations listed here began between August 2015 and September 2016. By type: 10 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-08-21 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-08-21 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | 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.
Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps?
Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps (PWSID NM3581101) 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 Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps serve?
Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps reports serving 100 people through 3 service connections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Where does Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps 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 Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps 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 September 2016. 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 Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps' 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 September 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps 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 Bernalillo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Water System | Bernalillo | 560,326 | Community | Surface water |
| University of New Mexico | Bernalillo | 35,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Kirtland Air Force Base | Bernalillo | 22,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sandia Peak Utility | Bernalillo | 6,079 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pilot Travel Center #1106 | Bernalillo | 2,075 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Veterans Administration Hcs New Mexico | Bernalillo | 2,000 | Non-transient non-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, “Sandia Outdoor Recreation Center - Aps, PWSID NM3581101, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/sandia-outdoor-recreation-center-aps-nm3581101 (data as of October 1, 2026).