PFAS in New Mexico drinking water
EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 73 public water systems in New Mexico, serving about 1.7 million people. PFAS turned up in 11 of them (15%). 1 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point, affecting about 2,286 people.
Highest PFOA and PFOS averages among systems serving 1,000 or more: Elephant Butte Water System (0.0 / 6.5 ppt).
Every tested system in New Mexico
Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:
| Water system | People | PFOA | PFOS | PFAS found | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Water System · Albuquerque | 560,326 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Rio Rancho Water & Ww Services · Rio Rancho | 107,350 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Las Cruces Municipal Water System · Las Cruces | 98,175 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Santa Fe Water System (city Of) · Santa Fe | 90,810 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Roswell Municipal Water System · Roswell | 54,025 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Farmington Water System · Farmington | 47,655 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Epcor Water New Mexico INC Clovis · Clovis | 41,066 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Hobbs Municipal Water Supply · Hobbs | 40,418 | 2.6 | - | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Alamogordo Domestic Water System · La Luz | 35,301 | 3.7 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| University of New Mexico · Albuquerque | 35,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Carlsbad Municipal Water System · Carlsbad | 33,626 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Los Alamos Municipal Water System · Los Alamos | 25,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| New Mexico State University · Las Cruces | 24,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Kirtland Air Force Base · Albuquerque | 22,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Gallup Water System · Gallup | 20,880 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Camino Real Regional Utility Authority · Sunland Park | 19,466 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Los Lunas Water System · Los Lunas | 19,400 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dona Ana Mdwca · Dona Ana | 16,987 | - | 2.1 | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Deming Municipal Water System · Deming | 16,788 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ruidoso Water System · Ruidoso | 15,947 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Artesia Municipal Water System · Artesia | 15,176 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lake Section Water Company · Chaparral | 14,619 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Las Vegas (city Of) · Las Vegas | 14,530 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Silver City Water System · Silver City | 14,400 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Portales Water System · Portales | 14,284 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lovington Municipal Water Supply · Lovington | 13,539 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Moongate West · Organ | 13,362 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Holloman Air Force Base · Holloman Afb | 13,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Socorro Water System · Socorro | 12,026 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Espanola Water System · Espanola | 12,012 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley · Anthony | 11,542 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Bernalillo Water System · Bernalillo | 10,948 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Belen Water System · Belen | 10,830 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Grants Domestic Water System · Grants | 10,523 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| City of Raton/raton Water Works · Raton | 9,733 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Aztec Domestic Water System · Aztec | 9,673 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bloomfield Water Supply System · Bloomfield | 9,536 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Moongate Water System · Organ | 9,170 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lee/hammond Water Treatment Plant Co-op · Bloomfield | 8,817 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Anthony W&sd · Anthony | 8,691 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Entranosa Water and Wastewater Coop · Tijeras | 8,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cannon Air Force Base Water System · Cannon Afb | 7,832 | - | - | 7 | Sample at limit |
| Lower Valley Water Users Association · Kirtland | 7,615 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation Dist. · Santa Fe | 7,082 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Epcor Water New Mexico Inc., Edgewood · Edgewood | 6,795 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences | 6,783 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Santa Fe County South Sector · Santa Fe | 6,775 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sandia Peak Utility · Albuquerque | 6,079 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tucumcari Water System · Tucumcari | 6,064 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Village of Angel Fire · Angel Fire | 6,045 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Morningstar Water Supply System · Elephant Butte | 5,694 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Taos Municipal Water System · Taos | 5,528 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Rio Communities Water System · Rio Communities | 5,513 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| University Estates Water System (lcu) · Las Cruces | 5,292 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Eunice Water Supply System · Eunice | 4,487 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Otis Mdwca · Carlsbad | 4,464 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bosque Farms Water Supply System · Peralta | 4,367 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Berrendo Cooperative Wua · Roswell | 4,304 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| White Sands Missile Range (main Post)-ff · White Sands Missile Range | 4,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Northstar Mdwca · Aztec | 3,784 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Flora Vista Mutual Domestic · Flora Vista | 3,726 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Roosevelt County Wua · Portales | 3,720 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tularosa Water System · Tularosa | 3,485 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Milan Community Water System · Milan | 3,409 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District · Alto | 2,870 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Moriarty Water System · Moriarty | 2,825 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Elephant Butte Water System · Elephant Butte | 2,286 | - | 6.5 | 1 | Above limit |
| La Union Mw&sa · Anthony | 1,177 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Springer Water System · Springer | 1,170 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Northeast Nm Detention Facility · Clayton | 703 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| North Ranchos De Placitas W&sd · Placitas | 659 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| La Madera Mdwca · La Madera | 124 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Triple J Mhp | - | - | 0 | None found |
On a private well in New Mexico?
EPA's program only covers public systems. Private wells are never part of UCMR 5, so the only way to know is to test. Our well testing guide covers which lab tests to order, and the best well water systems covers what to install once you have results.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in New Mexico drinking water: results for 73 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/new-mexico/
Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.