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CAPITAN WATER SYSTEM

CAPITAN, NM · ~1,821 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NM3512514

State

New Mexico

City

CAPITAN

Population served

1,821

Primary source

Groundwater

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

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

9

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

41

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Sep 2017 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began Aug 2017 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began Aug 2017 Resolved
Other · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2006 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Apr 2022
  • State action · SOX Nov 2021
  • State action · SIE Nov 2021
  • State action · SIA Nov 2021
  • State action · SIF Jun 2020
  • State action · SOX Apr 2020
  • State action · SOX Nov 2019
  • State action · SOX May 2018

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

Nitrate

2 stations · latest May 2021

0.162 · max 0.169 mg/l as N · 4

Uranium

2 stations · latest May 2021

0.61 · max 1.29 ug/l · 4

Copper

2 stations · latest May 2021

18.5 · max 20 ug/l · 3

Manganese

2 stations · latest May 2021

22 · max 30 ug/l · 3

Arsenic

1 station · latest May 2021

0.05 · max 0.06 ug/l · 2

Fluoride

2 stations · latest May 2021

1.18 · max 1.26 mg/l · 2

Lead

1 station · latest May 2021

0.12 · max 0.12 ug/l · 1

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 NM3512514 — 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.