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Silver Cloud Water Association

At a glance

Silver Cloud Water Association (PWSID NM3510019) is an active community water system in Otero County, New Mexico. It reports serving 205 people through 76 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

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

Population served

205

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3510019

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served205

Service connections76

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedCloudcroft

StateNew Mexico

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CountyOtero County

How does Silver Cloud Water Association compare with other water systems in Otero County?

By EPA's size categories, Silver Cloud Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otero County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,292 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 71,046 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 Silver Cloud Water Association 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 Silver Cloud Water Association?

EPA lists Silver Cloud Water Association 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. 22 of the 55 active systems in Otero County (40%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Silver Cloud Water Association have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and August 2025. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 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
2025-08-27	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
2020-11-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-09-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-08-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-08-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-06-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	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.

Silver Cloud Water Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Silver Cloud Water Association?

Silver Cloud Water Association (PWSID NM3510019) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Silver Cloud Water Association serve?

Silver Cloud Water Association reports serving 205 people through 76 service connections in Otero County, New Mexico.

Where does Silver Cloud Water Association 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 Silver Cloud Water Association 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 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 Silver Cloud Water Association'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 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 Silver Cloud Water Association's water quality report?

As a community water system, Silver Cloud Water Association 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 Otero County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Alamogordo Domestic Water System	Otero	35,301	Community	Surface water
Holloman Air Force Base	Otero	13,000	Community	Groundwater
Tularosa Water System	Otero	3,485	Community	Surface water
Cloudcroft Water System	Otero	2,865	Community	Groundwater
Timberon W and Sd	Otero	2,698	Community	Groundwater
La Luz Mdwca	Otero	1,917	Community	Surface water

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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, “Silver Cloud Water Association, PWSID NM3510019, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/silver-cloud-water-association-nm3510019 (data as of October 1, 2026).