Public water system · NM3594229
ActiveTall Pines Resort
At a glance
Tall Pines Resort (PWSID NM3594229) is an active transient non-community water system in Taos County, New Mexico. It reports serving 100 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
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 Tall Pines Resort compare with other water systems in Taos County?
By EPA's size categories, Tall Pines Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Taos County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 266 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 25,046 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Tall Pines Resort 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 Tall Pines Resort?
EPA lists Tall Pines Resort 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. 48 of the 94 active systems in Taos County (51%) are also privately owned.
Does Tall Pines Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1981 and June 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1981-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Tall Pines Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tall Pines Resort?
Tall Pines Resort (PWSID NM3594229) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Tall Pines Resort serve?
Tall Pines Resort reports serving 100 people through 3 service connections in Taos County, New Mexico.
Where does Tall Pines Resort 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 Tall Pines Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. 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 Tall Pines Resort'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tall Pines Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tall Pines Resort 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 Taos County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Municipal Water System | Taos | 5,528 | Community | Groundwater |
| Questa Water System | Taos | 2,337 | Community | Groundwater |
| El Prado Water & Sanitation District | Taos | 1,076 | Community | Groundwater |
| Village of Taos Ski Valley | Taos | 1,025 | Community | Groundwater |
| Llano Quemado Mdwca | Taos | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ranchos De Taos Mdwca | Taos | 750 | 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, “Tall Pines Resort, PWSID NM3594229, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/tall-pines-resort-nm3594229 (data as of October 1, 2026).