Water Quality: Yah-Tah-Hey, NM

1 water system • 435 people served

Multiple Health Violations
64
Total Violations
9
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
435
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Yah-Tah-Hey is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 435 people, and has 64 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 9 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Yah-Tah-Hey's violation count is 62% below the national average for New Mexico. Contaminants associated with violations include Chlorine Dioxide, E. coli.

Contaminants Found

Chlorine Dioxide

Can cause anemia in infants and young children; may cause nervous system effects at high levels.

Common source: Water treatment disinfectant used to control taste, odor, and microorganisms

EPA limit: 0.8 mg/L

E. coli

Causes gastrointestinal illness; certain strains (e.g., O157:H7) can cause severe kidney failure and death.

Common source: Fecal contamination from humans or animals entering the water supply

EPA limit: Zero (no E. coli permitted in drinking water)

Water Systems Serving Yah-Tah-Hey

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
YAH TA HEY W & SD NM3532717 Groundwater 435 64

Concerned About Your Water?

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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