Public water system · NM3594029

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Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm)

At a glance

Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) (PWSID NM3594029) is an active transient non-community water system in Taos County, New Mexico. It reports serving 48 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.

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

PWSIDNM3594029

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served48

Service connections25

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedCerro

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyTaos County

How does Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) compare with other water systems in Taos County?

By EPA's size categories, Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Taos County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 266 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) is about 67% 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 Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm)?

EPA lists Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) 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. 9 of the 94 active systems in Taos County (9.6%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and December 2025. By type: 7 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2025-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-06-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2012-10-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	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.

Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm): frequently asked questions

Who runs Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm)?

Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) (PWSID NM3594029) 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 Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) serve?

Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) reports serving 48 people through 25 service connections in Taos County, New Mexico.

Where does Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) 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 Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) 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 December 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 Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm)'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 December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm)'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm) 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, “Wild Rivers Headquarters (Blm), PWSID NM3594029, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/wild-rivers-headquarters-blm-nm3594029 (data as of October 1, 2026).