LOS OJOS, NM · Rio Arriba County

RUTHERON MUTUAL WATER ASSOCIATION Water System

Current status

1 item on record is open and awaiting resolution as of July 4, 2026. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings. Full details are in the violation history below.

This system's next federally required Consumer Confidence Report is due July 1, 2027, under the EPA's revised reporting rule.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed July 4, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace New Mexico’s official records. Always confirm current status with New Mexico before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): NM3502221
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 90
Service connections: 100
Ownership: local government
Water source: surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs)

Violation history

Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
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Public Notice
February 24, 2024
Unaddressed
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023
Resolved
Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)
Health-based
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019
Resolved
Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)
Health-based
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 1, 2019 – May 31, 2019
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
November 1, 2018 – November 30, 2018
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
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TTHM
August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2019
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
—
Public Notice
June 24, 2018 – October 2, 2018
Resolved
Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)
Health-based
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
April 1, 2018 – April 30, 2018
Resolved
Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)
Health-based
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
April 1, 2018 – April 30, 2018
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
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Public Notice
October 12, 2017 – March 28, 2019
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
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Public Notice
July 19, 2017 – November 26, 2019
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
—
Public Notice
July 19, 2017 – November 26, 2019
Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
—
Public Notice
May 18, 2017 – March 28, 2019
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—
Revised Total Coliform Rule
August 1, 2016 – August 31, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)
—
Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)
—
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—
Revised Total Coliform Rule
April 1, 2016 – April 30, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
August 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
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Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2011 – August 17, 2011
Resolved
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu
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Lead and Copper Rule
January 1, 2010 – July 19, 2010
Resolved
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu
—
Lead and Copper Rule
July 1, 2009 – July 19, 2010
Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)
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E. COLI
December 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008
Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)
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E. COLI
February 1, 2008 – February 29, 2008
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
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Coliform (TCR)
August 1, 2001 – August 31, 2001
Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateUnaddressed no corrective action on record yet

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
February 24, 2024	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Unaddressed
March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
June 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019	Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Health-based	Resolved
May 1, 2019 – May 31, 2019	Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Health-based	Resolved
November 1, 2018 – November 30, 2018	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2018 – July 31, 2019	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
June 24, 2018 – October 2, 2018	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
April 1, 2018 – April 30, 2018	Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Health-based	Resolved
April 1, 2018 – April 30, 2018	Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Health-based	Resolved
October 12, 2017 – March 28, 2019	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
July 19, 2017 – November 26, 2019	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
July 19, 2017 – November 26, 2019	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
May 18, 2017 – March 28, 2019	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
August 1, 2016 – August 31, 2016	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016	Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	—	Resolved
April 1, 2016 – April 30, 2016	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
August 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
July 1, 2011 – August 17, 2011	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 2010 – July 19, 2010	Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
July 1, 2009 – July 19, 2010	Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
December 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008	Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)	E. COLI	—	Resolved
February 1, 2008 – February 29, 2008	Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)	E. COLI	—	Resolved
August 1, 2001 – August 31, 2001	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateUnaddressed no corrective action on record yet

Enforcement actions

October 15, 2025State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
October 9, 2025State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
July 24, 2025State Violation/Reminder Notice3 linked violations
July 10, 2025State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
April 17, 2025State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
April 17, 2025State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
October 29, 2024State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
June 14, 2024State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
February 28, 2024State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
February 28, 2024State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
February 28, 2024State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
February 21, 2024State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
February 21, 2024State Violation/Reminder Notice3 linked violations
January 24, 2024State Violation/Reminder Notice3 linked violations
July 27, 2023State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
May 29, 2023State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
May 16, 2023State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
November 12, 2020State Public Notification received3 linked violations
October 9, 2020State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
July 30, 2020State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
July 20, 2020State Violation/Reminder Notice4 linked violations
November 26, 2019State Compliance achieved7 linked violations
October 31, 2019State Compliance achieved8 linked violations
May 1, 2019State Boil Water Order3 linked violations
April 24, 2019State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
March 28, 2019State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
March 28, 2019State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
January 23, 2019State Public Notification received3 linked violations
January 23, 2019State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
October 2, 2018State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
October 2, 2018State Public Notification received2 linked violations
October 2, 2018State Public Notification received2 linked violations
September 21, 2018State Compliance achieved7 linked violations
July 18, 2018State Compliance achieved5 linked violations
May 14, 2018State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
May 14, 2018State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
May 14, 2018State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
May 14, 2018State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
October 6, 2017State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
January 24, 2017State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
November 18, 2016State Violation/Reminder Notice5 linked violations
October 11, 2016State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
October 11, 2016State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
October 11, 2016State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
October 11, 2016State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
August 12, 2016State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
July 29, 2016State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
July 18, 2016State Violation/Reminder Notice2 linked violations
July 18, 2016State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
July 18, 2016State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
June 14, 2016State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
May 17, 2016State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
April 15, 2015State Public Notification received2 linked violations
February 27, 2015State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
February 19, 2015State Violation/Reminder Notice3 linked violations
February 19, 2015State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
September 9, 2014State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
August 17, 2011State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
January 25, 2010State Public Notification received4 linked violations
May 25, 2007State Compliance Meeting conducted5 linked violations
May 24, 2007State Compliance achieved4 linked violations
March 8, 2007State Public Notification requested6 linked violations
March 7, 2007State Violation/Reminder Notice5 linked violations
November 5, 2001State Public Notification requested31 linked violations

Contact

RIFE, MIKE

505-241-9904

LOS OJOS, NM 87551