Public water system · NM3593626
ActiveSanta Fe Opera Ground
At a glance
Santa Fe Opera Ground (PWSID NM3593626) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It reports serving 2,865 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,865
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Santa Fe Opera Ground compare with other water systems in Santa Fe County?
By EPA's size categories, Santa Fe Opera Ground is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Santa Fe County has 84 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% above the county average of 1,849 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 155,343 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 Santa Fe Opera Ground is about 20 times 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 Santa Fe Opera Ground?
EPA lists Santa Fe Opera Ground 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. 47 of the 84 active systems in Santa Fe County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Santa Fe Opera Ground have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and July 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | 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.
Santa Fe Opera Ground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Santa Fe Opera Ground?
Santa Fe Opera Ground (PWSID NM3593626) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Santa Fe Opera Ground serve?
Santa Fe Opera Ground reports serving 2,865 people through 5 service connections in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Where does Santa Fe Opera Ground 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 Santa Fe Opera Ground 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 July 2020. 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 Santa Fe Opera Ground'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Santa Fe Opera Ground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Santa Fe Opera Ground 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 Santa Fe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Water System (City of) | Santa Fe | 90,810 | Community | Surface water |
| Entranosa Water Association | Santa Fe + 1 more | 8,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation Dist. | Santa Fe | 7,082 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Epcor Water New Mexico Inc.., Edgewood | Santa Fe | 6,795 | Community | Groundwater |
| Santa Fe County South Sector | Santa Fe | 6,775 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| El Rancho De Los Golondrinas | Santa Fe | 4,500 | 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, “Santa Fe Opera Ground, PWSID NM3593626, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/santa-fe-opera-ground-nm3593626 (data as of October 1, 2026).