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Lincoln County, New Mexico: drinking water records
This overview covers 15 ZIP codes and 19 community water systems in Lincoln County. It also stands in for 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruidoso Water System NM3513114 | 15,947 | 345 | 1 | 7 | 4.1 ppb |
| Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District NM3558514 | 2,870 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 ppb |
| Capitan Water System NM3512514 | 1,821 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 ppb |
| Carrizozo Water System NM3512614 | 1,136 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 ppb |
| Cds Rainmakers Util LLC Rancho Ruidoso NM3521014 | 877 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 ppb |
| Lincoln Hills Water Co-Op NM3502314 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 ppb |
| Corona Water System NM3512714 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 ppb |
| Alto Mountain Village NM3530414 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 ppb |
| Enchanted Forest Water Mdwca NM3563814 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.4 ppb |
| Lincoln Mdwca NM3512914 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 ppb |
| Fort Stanton Historic Site NM3512814 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 ppb |
| High Sierra Estates Water Assn NM3580514 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 ppb |
| Nogal Mdwca NM3513014 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.4 ppb |
| Ruidoso Downs Water System NM3513214 | 2,146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 ppb |
| Bonita Park Nazarene Conference Center NM3533914 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Sun Valley Water and Sanitation District NM3533814 | 443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 ppb |
| Alto North Water Coop NM3513414 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 ppb |
| Loma Grande Estates Water Association NM3500214 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 ppb |
| Alpine Village W and Sd NM3558014 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 ppb |
ZIP reports in Lincoln 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: 88324, 88336, 88343, 88348, 88351.
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.