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Lea County, New Mexico: drinking water records

This overview covers 11 ZIP codes and 11 community water systems in Lea County. It also stands in for 2 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus11ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
3
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
1
systems where PFAS was found
0
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
1
systems that have reached the lead action level
9
systems with a health-based violation since 2016

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 systemPeople servedPFAS survey resultsPFAS foundHealth-based violationsLead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Lovington Municipal Water Supply NM352181313,53960090 ppb
Eunice Water Supply System NM35215134,48760011.0 ppb
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply NM352161340,418275501.1 ppb
Jal Water Supply System NM35217135,5000050.8 ppb
Tatum Municipal Water System NM35220139480031.1 ppb
Monument Mdwca NM35371132790020 ppb
Adobe Village NM3557513830050 ppb
Mescalero Ridge Water Co-Op NM3521913760060.5 ppb
C-Oasis Park AZ0413423540017 ppb
Monarchy Country Estates NM3557713520043.2 ppb
Morwest Corporation NM35001130000not reported

ZIP reports in Lea 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: 88114, 88262.

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.

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