NM / Chama
NM · Tap water records
Chama tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Chama. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Chama is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 1,663 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 182 violations across the community water system(s) serving Chama, going back to the earliest EPA record. 36 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Chama Water System
1,573 served · surface water · PWSID NM3501021 - Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 26 times between June 2022 and June 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2014 and October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 33 times between December 2005 and April 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2010 and October 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 16 times between October 2017 and August 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 24 times between October 2017 and June 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 14 times between January 2014 and May 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 13 times between January 2014 and October 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between May 2018 and May 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between January 2020 and April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 1993. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Chama West Water Users Association
90 served · groundwater · PWSID NM3503821 - Health-based Groundwater Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 10 times in October 2021. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between August 2016 and August 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2014 and October 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between January 2014 and August 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between January 2014 and August 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2010 and July 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in June 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.