PFAS in New Mexico tap water

4 of 73 tested systems measured above the federal limit. 11 had a detection of any kind.

Every public water system below was required by the EPA to test for 29 PFAS compounds. Sorted by the highest PFOA or PFOS reading, worst first. Find yours for the full set of readings and what removes them.

Water system	Highest PFOA	Highest PFOS	Found	Against the 4 ppt limit
Alamogordo Domestic Water System	7.4 ppt	none detected	1 of 29	Above
Elephant Butte Water System	none detected	6.7 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply	5.3 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Above
Dona Ana Mdwca	none detected	4.2 ppt	2 of 29	Above
Albuquerque Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Anthony W&sd	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Artesia Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Aztec Domestic Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Belen Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bernalillo Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Berrendo Cooperative Wua	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bloomfield Water Supply System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bosque Farms Water Supply System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Camino Real Regional Utility Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cannon Air Force Base Water System	none detected	none detected	7 of 29	Within
Carlsbad Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
City of Raton/raton Water Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Deming Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation Dist.	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Entranosa Water and Wastewater Coop	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Epcor Water New Mexico Inc Clovis	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Epcor Water New Mexico Inc., Edgewood	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Espanola Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eunice Water Supply System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Farmington Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Flora Vista Mutual Domestic	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gallup Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grants Domestic Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Holloman Air Force Base	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kirtland Air Force Base	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
La Madera Mdwca	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
La Union Mw&sa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lake Section Water Company	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Las Cruces Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Las Vegas (city Of)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lee/hammond Water Treatment Plant Co-op	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Los Alamos Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Los Lunas Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lovington Municipal Water Supply	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Lower Valley Water Users Association	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Milan Community Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Moongate Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Moongate West	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Moriarty Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Morningstar Water Supply System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
New Mexico State University	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
North Ranchos de Placitas W&sd	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northeast Nm Detention Facility	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northstar Mdwca	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Otis Mdwca	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Portales Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rio Communities Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rio Rancho Water & Ww Services	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Roosevelt County Wua	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Roswell Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ruidoso Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Sandia Peak Utility	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Santa Fe County South Sector	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Santa Fe Water System (city Of)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Silver City Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Socorro Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Springer Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Taos Municipal Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Triple J MHP	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Truth Or Consequences	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tucumcari Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tularosa Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
University Estates Water System (lcu)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
University of New Mexico	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Village of Angel Fire	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
White Sands Missile Range (main Post)-ff	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within

All 73 systems the EPA tested in New Mexico, every one of them with its own page. Each was tested for 29 PFAS compounds.

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Source, the EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final dataset published 2026-10-15. Original data →