Public water system · NM3590208

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Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs

At a glance

Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs (PWSID NM3590208) is an active transient non-community water system in Eddy County, New Mexico. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3590208

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedCarlsbad

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyEddy County

How does Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs compare with other water systems in Eddy County?

By EPA's size categories, Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Eddy County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,398 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 67,133 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 Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs is well 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 Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs?

EPA lists Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs as owned by the federal 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. 4 of the 28 active systems in Eddy County (14%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and October 2018. By type: 4 required treatment not met, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2018-10-13	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-13	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-13	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-13	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2016-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2008-04-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-04-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs?

Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs (PWSID NM3590208) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs serve?

Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Eddy County, New Mexico.

Where does Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs 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 Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. 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 Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs' 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 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs 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 Eddy County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Carlsbad Municipal Water System	Eddy	33,626	Community	Groundwater
Artesia Municipal Water System	Eddy	15,176	Community	Groundwater
Otis Mdwca	Eddy	4,464	Community	Groundwater
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Eddy	2,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Artesia Rural Water Cooperative	Eddy	1,950	Community	Groundwater
Loving Water System	Eddy	1,862	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, “Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs, PWSID NM3590208, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/sitting-bull-falls-area-lincoln-usfs-nm3590208 (data as of October 1, 2026).