New Mexico

566 Utilities
Serving: 1,875,000
Data available: 2012-2017
Contaminants Found: 73

EWG's drinking water quality report for New Mexico shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in New Mexico and provided to EWG by the New Mexico Environment Department.

LARGE UTILITIES

ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in New Mexico serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically.

Large utilities in New Mexico

Utility	Location	People Served
Alamogordo Domestic Water System	Alamogordo, NM	38,500
Albuquerque Water System	Albuquerque, NM	601,983
Artesia Municipal Water System	Artesia, NM	14,000
Camino Real Regional Utility Authority	Sunland Park, NM	20,881
Carlsbad Municipal Water System	Carlsbad, NM	27,000
City of Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NM	19,000
City of Santa Fe Water System	Santa Fe, NM	78,000
Deming Municipal Water System	Deming, NM	14,855
Dona Ana MDWCA	Dona Ana, NM	11,214
Epcor Water New Mexico Inc Clovis	Clovis, NM	39,508
Espanola Water System	Espanola, NM	10,495
Farmington Water System	Farmington, NM	47,000
Gallup Water System	Gallup, NM	20,209
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply	Hobbs, NM	37,877
Holloman Air Force Base	Holloman Afb, NM	13,000
Kirtland Air Force Base	Kirtland Afb, NM	22,500
Lake Section Water Company	Chaparral, NM	10,839
Las Cruces Municipal Water System	Las Cruces, NM	93,030
Los Alamos Municipal Water System	Los Alamos, NM	25,000
Los Lunas Water System	Los Lunas, NM	14,284
Lovington Municipal Water Supply	Lovington, NM	13,588
New Mexico State University	Las Cruces, NM	24,302
Portales Water System	Portales, NM	14,097
Rio Rancho Water and Waterworks Services	Rio Rancho, NM	87,000
Roswell Municipal Water System	Roswell, NM	49,000
Ruidoso Water System	Ruidoso, NM	30,000
Silver City Water System	Silver City, NM	15,745
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM	35,000

Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2016 to March 2019 in New Mexico

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

Utility	Location	People Served	Violation Points
Vallecitos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Vallecitos, NM	92	392
Glen Acres Water Co-op	Lordsburg, NM	185	190
Loma Escondida Water Association	Albuquerque, NM	50	188
Homestead Water Company	Moriarty, NM	195	175
Pine River Mdca	Ignacio, NM	31	156
Santa Cruz Water Association	Santa Cruz, NM	420	147
Springer Water System	Springer, NM	2,000	137
Westwinds Mobile Home Park	Albuquerque, NM	232	125
Paakweree Village Water Co-op Association Inc.	Albuquerque, NM	48	110
Agua Sana Water Users Association	Hernandez, NM	1,200	101
Ojo Caliente Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Ojo Caliente, NM	415	100
Highland Meadows Estates Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Laguna, NM	43	100
Lordsburg Water Supply System	Lordsburg, NM	2,797	97
Longhorn Estates Water System	Clovis, NM	201	91
Nm Waterworks LLC	La Joya, NM	115	88
Belen Water System	Belen, NM	9,780	80
Quail Hollow Mutual Domestic Water Users Association	Tijeras, NM	22	79
Bluewater Water and Sanitation District	Placitas, NM	450	79
Juniper Hills Ranch	Santa Fe, NM	65	78
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters	Cimarron, NM	2,150	77
Rutheron Mutual Water Association	Los Ojos, NM	90	74
Los Ojos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Los Ojos, NM	218	69
Ramah Water & Sanitation District	Ramah, NM	500	69
Upper Holman Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Holman, NM	325	64
Capulin Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Gallina, NM	450	63
Gallina Water System	Gallina, NM	75	60
Torreon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Torreon, NM	60	59
Agua Negra Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Holman, NM	200	58
Morningstar Water Supply System	Farmington, NM	6,423	57
Abiquiu Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association	Abiquiu, NM	400	55

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2016 to March 2019 in New Mexico

Utility	Location	People Served	Violation Points
Espanola Water System	Espanola, NM	10,495	54
Artesia Municipal Water System	Artesia, NM	14,000	44
City of Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NM	19,000	28
Ruidoso Water System	Ruidoso, NM	30,000	17
Dona Ana MDWCA	Dona Ana, NM	11,214	16
Los Lunas Water System	Los Lunas, NM	14,284	16
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM	35,000	12
Gallup Water System	Gallup, NM	20,209	9
Lovington Municipal Water Supply	Lovington, NM	13,588	7
Las Cruces Municipal Water System	Las Cruces, NM	93,030	5
Los Alamos Municipal Water System	Los Alamos, NM	25,000	5
Roswell Municipal Water System	Roswell, NM	49,000	4
Kirtland Air Force Base	Kirtland Afb, NM	22,500	3
Deming Municipal Water System	Deming, NM	14,855	2
Albuquerque Water System	Albuquerque, NM	601,983	1

Contaminants found in New Mexico above health guidelines

	Found above health guidelines			Found
Contaminant	# of Utilities	People Served		# of Utilities	People Served
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		345	1,778,671			347	1,779,345
Dibromochloromethane		324	1,760,207			327	1,761,312
Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		443	1,725,452			528	1,819,801
Uranium		453	1,701,317			466	1,784,918
Bromodichloromethane		275	1,685,062			284	1,701,692
Nitrate and nitrite		357	1,557,969			399	1,634,227
Bromoform		273	1,534,315			323	1,692,498
Arsenic		304	1,487,509			304	1,487,509
Chromium (hexavalent)		37	1,296,827			40	1,345,877
Chloroform		144	1,181,019			228	1,591,839
Dichloroacetic acid		96	1,064,946			201	1,601,669
Trichloroacetic acid		65	918,523			166	1,477,982
Bromate		3	602,238			3	602,238
Strontium		7	144,544			44	1,395,576
Vanadium		4	95,262			39	1,316,034
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		4	88,708			5	126,585
Chlorate		3	55,102			28	1,203,158
Trichloroethylene		1	49,000			3	142,080
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)		1	37,877			1	37,877
1,2,3-Trichloropropane		1	35,000			1	35,000
Aluminum		1	27,000			5	68,533
Nitrate		2	20,832			2	20,832
Heptachlor		2	8,624			2	8,624
Chlorite		2	8,137			2	8,137
Carbon tetrachloride		1	2,397			2	2,847
Thallium		2	1,253			2	1,253
Selenium		3	485			199	633,073
Cadmium		1	400			2	8,232
Antimony		1	272			3	10,704
Manganese		1	198			21	98,736
Atrazine		1	166			2	39,674
Vinyl chloride		1	45			1	45

Contaminants found in New Mexico above legal limits

Contaminant	People Served
Arsenic	12	26,530
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)	4	4,700
Fluoride	3	3,112
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)	2	2,672
Uranium	8	1,790
Radium, combined (-226 & -228)	2	1,320
Selenium	2	372
Nitrate and nitrite	1	195

New Mexico

566 Utilities

Serving: 1,875,000

Data available: 2012-2017

Contaminants Found: 73

Large utilities in New Mexico

Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2016 to March 2019 in New Mexico

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2016 to March 2019 in New Mexico

Contaminants found in New Mexico above health guidelines

Contaminants found in New Mexico above legal limits