RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 15,947, over 7,183 connections.
RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM has 217 violations on record in total, 31 of thems health-based - ranking it 536th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 96th percentile nationally.
How RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM compares within NM
RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM's 31 health-based violations sit above the NM average of 13.9, across 102 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM is from 2021-02-05 (health-based: 2021-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
RUIDOSO 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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM'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 RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 536th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.