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Water system · PWSID NM3510701

ALBUQUERQUE WATER SYSTEM

ALBUQUERQUE, NM · ~560,326 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NM3510701

State

New Mexico

City

ALBUQUERQUE

Population served

560,326

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jun 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

19,100 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

1

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

2

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Sep 2016. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2016 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Sep 2016
  • State action · SIA Aug 2016

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Fluoride

16 stations · latest Jul 2023

0.41 · max 1.24 mg/l · 204

Manganese

16 stations · latest Jul 2023

11.6 · max 211 ug/l · 200

Nitrate

14 stations · latest Aug 2022

0.704 · max 8.32 mg/l as N · 180

Arsenic

16 stations · latest Feb 2021

1.5 · max 32.8 ug/l · 43

Uranium

16 stations · latest Feb 2021

1.63 · max 13.1 ug/l · 43

Copper

13 stations · latest Feb 2021

0.98 · max 2.9 ug/l · 29

Lead

12 stations · latest Feb 2021

0.036 · max 0.623 ug/l · 23

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NM3510701 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.