Public water system · NM3593526
ActiveSanta Fe Ski Basin
At a glance
Santa Fe Ski Basin (PWSID NM3593526) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It reports serving 1,500 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,500
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Santa Fe Ski Basin compare with other water systems in Santa Fe County?
By EPA's size categories, Santa Fe Ski Basin is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Santa Fe County has 84 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% below the county average of 1,849 people per system, and accounts for 1% 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 Ski Basin is about 10 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 Ski Basin?
EPA lists Santa Fe Ski Basin 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 Ski Basin have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and October 2013. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Chlorine and Nitrate-Nitrite. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 Ski Basin: frequently asked questions
Who runs Santa Fe Ski Basin?
Santa Fe Ski Basin (PWSID NM3593526) 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 Ski Basin serve?
Santa Fe Ski Basin reports serving 1,500 people through 5 service connections in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Where does Santa Fe Ski Basin 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 Ski Basin have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013. 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 Ski Basin'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Santa Fe Ski Basin's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Santa Fe Ski Basin 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 Ski Basin, PWSID NM3593526, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/santa-fe-ski-basin-nm3593526 (data as of October 1, 2026).