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Water system · PWSID NM3555008

COTTONWOOD WATER MDWCA

ARTESIA, NM · ~1,781 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NM3555008

State

New Mexico

City

ARTESIA

Population served

1,781

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

42

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

20

Health-based

133

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2025. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved
Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Feb 2024 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began Jan 2024 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jul 2022 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jun 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2019 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Apr 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2018 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Dec 2025
  • State action · SOX Dec 2025
  • State action · SOX Apr 2025
  • State action · SOX Apr 2025
  • State action · SIE Mar 2025
  • State action · SIE Mar 2025
  • State action · SIA Mar 2025
  • State action · SIA Mar 2025

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NM3555008 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.