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Water system · PWSID NM3529207

LAKE SECTION WATER COMPANY

CHAPARRAL, NM · ~14,619 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NM3529207

State

New Mexico

City

CHAPARRAL

Population served

14,619

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 Aug 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

44,300 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

42

Violations on record

2

Unaddressed

6

Health-based

39

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Unaddressed
Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 0700 began Apr 2024 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began May 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2033 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2036 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2034 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2010 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2020 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Jan 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2005 began Jan 2017 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Apr 2025
  • State action · SIE Apr 2025
  • State action · SIE Apr 2025
  • State action · SIA Apr 2025
  • State action · SOX Oct 2024
  • State action · SIA Oct 2024
  • State action · SIF Oct 2020
  • State action · SOX Jun 2020

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

3 stations · latest Jan 2021

2.25 · max 2.26 mg/l as N · 6

Arsenic

3 stations · latest Jan 2021

6.9 · max 8.5 ug/l · 3

Copper

3 stations · latest Jan 2021

1.1 · max 1.4 ug/l · 3

Fluoride

3 stations · latest Jan 2021

0.58 · max 0.64 mg/l · 3

Uranium

3 stations · latest Jan 2021

0.648 · max 2.03 ug/l · 3

Lead

2 stations · latest Jan 2021

0.355 · max 0.68 ug/l · 2

Manganese

2 stations · latest Jan 2021

4.21 · max 7.76 ug/l · 2

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 NM3529207 — 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.