POLVADERA MDWCA: EPA violation history, explained
POLVADERA MDWCA had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 2,470 people get their water from it, across 772 connections.
POLVADERA MDWCA's record against the rest of the country
210 total violations and 7 health-based ones put POLVADERA MDWCA at the 80th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,542 of 12,903.
How POLVADERA MDWCA compares within NM
POLVADERA MDWCA's 7 health-based violations sit within the NM average of 13.9, across 102 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for POLVADERA MDWCA is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
POLVADERA MDWCA's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
POLVADERA MDWCA's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and POLVADERA MDWCA's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,542th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.