What's in RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM's water?
RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,513 people through 1,983 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM ranks 8,097th by violation burden (37th percentile) - 12 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the NM average
Among the 102 NM systems in this dataset, the average is 13.9 health-based violations - RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2014-01-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 1997-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what RIO COMMUNITIES WATER SYSTEM reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 12 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.