Public water system · NM3500209
ActiveTrout Mountain Water Association
At a glance
Trout Mountain Water Association (PWSID NM3500209) is an active transient non-community water system in Grant County, New Mexico. It reports serving 42 people through 24 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
42
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Trout Mountain Water Association compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, Trout Mountain Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 972 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,216 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 Trout Mountain Water Association 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 Trout Mountain Water Association?
EPA lists Trout Mountain Water Association 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. 10 of the 28 active systems in Grant County (36%) are also privately owned.
Does Trout Mountain Water Association have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and November 2012. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2012-11-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2011-12-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2011-10-05 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-06-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | 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.
Trout Mountain Water Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Trout Mountain Water Association?
Trout Mountain Water Association (PWSID NM3500209) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Trout Mountain Water Association serve?
Trout Mountain Water Association reports serving 42 people through 24 service connections in Grant County, New Mexico.
Where does Trout Mountain 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 Trout Mountain Water Association have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2012. 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 Trout Mountain 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Trout Mountain Water Association's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Trout Mountain Water Association 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City Water System | Grant | 14,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bayard Municipal Water System | Grant | 2,616 | Community | Groundwater |
| Santa Clara Water System | Grant | 1,682 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hurley, Town of | Grant | 1,577 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Arenas Valley Mdwca | Grant | 1,204 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines | Grant | 1,050 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Trout Mountain Water Association, PWSID NM3500209, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/trout-mountain-water-association-nm3500209 (data as of October 1, 2026).