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Eddy County, New Mexico: drinking water records
This overview covers 7 ZIP codes and 14 community water systems in Eddy County. It also stands in for 1 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.
System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.
Water systems with the most complete records
| Water system | People served | PFAS survey results | PFAS found | Health-based violations | Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia Municipal Water System NM3520308 | 15,176 | 390 | 0 | 17 | 1.4 ppb |
| Otis Mdwca NM3521308 | 4,464 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 ppb |
| Carlsbad Municipal Water System NM3520608 | 33,626 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 ppb |
| Artesia Rural Water Cooperative NM3530608 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 ppb |
| Loving Water System NM3521108 | 1,862 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 ppb |
| Cottonwood Water Mdwca NM3555008 | 1,781 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 ppb |
| Malaga Mdwc SWA NM3521208 | 868 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 ppb |
| Happy Valley Cooperative Water Works NM3520708 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 ppb |
| Morningside Water Users Cooperative NM3520408 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.6 ppb |
| Intrepid Potash West NM3590708 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.2 ppb |
| Whites City Water System NM3521408 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 ppb |
| Hope Water System NM3520808 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Riverside Mdwa NM3520508 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 ppb |
| Caprock Water Company NM3521008 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
ZIP reports in Eddy County
No ZIP report in this county is published yet.
These ZIP codes are covered by this overview because their utility has too little EPA data for a separate page: 88254.
Sources and scope
EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.
Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.