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ARTESIA MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM

ARTESIA, NM · ~15,176 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NM3520308

State

New Mexico

City

ARTESIA

Population served

15,176

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

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

Lithium

19,800 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

50

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

26

Health-based

157

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Dec 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Jun 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2018 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0700 began Apr 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2018 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Mar 2025
  • State action · SIA Mar 2025
  • State action · SIA Mar 2025
  • State action · SIA Mar 2025
  • State action · SIF Aug 2024
  • State action · SOX Jul 2024
  • State action · SIA Mar 2024
  • State action · SIE Mar 2024

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

1 station · latest Aug 2021

0.715 · max 0.715 mg/l as N · 2

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2021

0.39 · max 0.39 ug/l · 1

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2021

3.9 · max 3.9 ug/l · 1

Fluoride

1 station · latest Aug 2021

0.99 · max 0.99 mg/l · 1

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2021

0.202 · max 0.202 ug/l · 1

Manganese

1 station · latest Aug 2021

0.74 · max 0.74 ug/l · 1

Uranium

1 station · latest Aug 2021

1.39 · max 1.39 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 NM3520308 — 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.