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Otero County, New Mexico: drinking water records

Name: Drinking water records for Otero County, New Mexico
Creator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Explore EPA records for 36 community water systems across 17 ZIP codes in Otero County, then find water-testing resources and available recent monitoring-station readings.

In focus36Community water systems

Public records. Clearer context.

Data as of EPA UCMR 5 final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026) · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 (file dated Jul 9, 2026). How we build these pages

Drinking-water records

EPA survey and compliance records are historical reports. UCMR 5 results are available for 3 of the 36 listed systems in this snapshot. A system with no reported PFAS detection is not a test of every tap or every contaminant.

systems in EPA's PFAS survey

systems where PFAS was found

systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses

systems that have reached the lead action level

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 in this county

All 36 active community systems in the available county records, sorted by record completeness. Scroll the table to explore more systems.

Water system	People served	PFAS survey results	PFAS found	Health-based violations	Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Tularosa Water System NM3514019	3,485	120	0	13	1.9 ppbbelow the action level
Alamogordo Domestic Water System NM3513319	35,301	420	1	0	2 ppbbelow the action level
Holloman Air Force Base NM3562719	13,000	60	0	0	1.3 ppbbelow the action level
Timberon W and Sd NM3546419	2,698	0	0	10	2.2 ppbbelow the action level
High Rolls Community Water Users Coop NM3513619	364	0	0	10	1 ppbbelow the action level
Chalet Camper Village NM3592219	226	0	0	2	1.0 ppbbelow the action level
Pinon Mdwca NM3537219	215	0	0	7	4 ppbbelow the action level
Chippeway Park Water Association NM3565419	193	0	0	7	4.9 ppbbelow the action level
Ponderosa Pines Property Owners Assoc NM3510119	147	0	0	6	2.1 ppbbelow the action level
Mayhill Mdwca NM3513819	143	0	0	12	1 ppbbelow the action level
Karr Canyon Estates NM3500219	108	0	0	3	3 ppbbelow the action level
Mountain Orchard Mdwca NM3563619	105	0	0	3	2 ppbbelow the action level
Pete Ragan Memorial Wua NM3510219	82	0	0	3	2.2 ppbbelow the action level
Sky Country Estates Mdwca NM3502519	81	0	0	2	2.7 ppbbelow the action level
Juniper Mobile Park NM3568819	75	0	0	4	6.8 ppbbelow the action level
Dungan Mdwca NM3550019	64	0	0	6	0.7 ppbbelow the action level
Rolling Hills Wua NM3564219	57	0	0	2	5.5 ppbbelow the action level
Alamo Heights Wua NM3568919	52	0	0	4	6 ppbbelow the action level
Enchanted Valley Wua NM3563319	40	0	0	4	1.8 ppbbelow the action level
Canyon Hills Area Wua NM3562819	32	0	0	6	1.7 ppbbelow the action level
National Solar Observatory NM3564119	26	0	0	1	2 ppbbelow the action level
Cloudcroft Water System NM3513519	2,865	0	0	0	2.6 ppbbelow the action level
La Luz Mdwca NM3513719	1,917	0	0	0	3.9 ppbbelow the action level
Twin Forks Mdwca NM3571119	1,274	0	0	0	3.6 ppbbelow the action level
Cloud Country West Water System NM3511019	684	0	0	0	1.5 ppbbelow the action level
Boles Acres Water System NM3513419	657	0	0	0	2.6 ppbbelow the action level
Eileen Acres Mdwca NM3564019	457	0	0	0	0 ppbbelow the action level
Robinhood Water Users Association NM3534619	426	0	0	0	2.6 ppbbelow the action level
Cloud Country Estates Wua NM3563019	356	0	0	0	5.2 ppbbelow the action level
Waterfall Community Wua NM3564319	342	0	0	0	1.7 ppbbelow the action level
Pineywoods Estates Water Association NM3546019	320	0	0	0	2.5 ppbbelow the action level
Silver Cloud Water Association NM3510019	205	0	0	0	1.6 ppbbelow the action level
Orogrande Mdwca NM3513919	110	0	0	0	3.4 ppbbelow the action level
Weed Water Users Association NM3500119	81	0	0	0	1 ppbbelow the action level
Cider Mill Farms Mdwca NM3574519	76	0	0	0	3 ppbbelow the action level
Laborcita Water Users Association NM3562919	70	0	0	0	3.4 ppbbelow the action level

USGS · Monitoring stations

The water, more recently.

Available station readings in Otero County, New Mexico. Each measurement keeps its time, unit and original source.

These readings describe water at a monitoring station. They do not test your tap, measure PFAS or lead, or determine whether water is safe to drink or swim in.

Recent observations load when this section comes into view.

How these readings update

We check for updates every 10 minutes while this section is visible and show supported observations from the last 48 hours. The time beside a reading is when USGS measured it; the checked time is when our service retrieved the response. We mark a reading more than 6 hours old as older. Provisional observations can change after USGS review. A missing reading does not mean zero or clean water.

Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity, streamflow and water level are shown only where a station reports them. Different measurements have different units and sampling intervals. USGS data and documentation.

Your next step

Water testing, reports & local help.

Use these official directories to find your drinking-water agency, a certified laboratory and public water records. We have not yet added an individually reviewed local resource list for this county.

Official national directories

Water testing

Find your state’s private-well program

EPA’s state directory points well owners to local program information. Services and eligibility vary by state and county.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-08-05

Water testing

Find a certified drinking-water laboratory

Use EPA’s directory to reach your state’s laboratory certification program. EPA does not provide on-request testing of residential drinking water.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-08-11

Public records

Find your utility’s Consumer Confidence Report

EPA links to community water-system reports and explains how to read them. Look for your actual supplier rather than assuming every address in a county shares one system.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source reviewed 2026-09-15 · Source updated 2026-09-09

Public records

Explore USGS water observations

Find current and historical observations from USGS monitoring locations, including available stream, lake, and groundwater data. Measurements vary by station and do not replace a test of your household water.

U.S. Geological Survey
Source reviewed 2026-09-15

A county overview cannot identify every property’s water provider. If you use a public water system, confirm its name on your bill and request its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Private wells need their own testing; public-system records do not describe a private well.

Understand water testing and laboratory reports

Resource descriptions are compiled by Tap Water Lookup. Review dates describe our source check, not a new water sample. How we review sources · Suggest a correction

Explore your area

Local coverage in Otero County

17ZIP areas in this overview

Explore the water-system records, recent station readings and testing resources on this county page. They describe the systems and stations identified in each section; they are not a separate water test for every community.

Towns and communities

Alamogordo
Bent
Boles Acres
Chaparral
Cloudcroft
Dell City
High Rolls
Holloman AFB
La Luz
Mescalero
Orogrande
Pinon
Sacramento
Timberon
Tularosa
Weed

Explore water-system records Find water-testing resources

View ZIP areas and understand coverage

79837Dell City
88081Chaparral
88310Alamogordo
88311Boles Acres
88314Bent
88317Cloudcroft
88325High Rolls
88330Holloman AFB
88337La Luz
88340Mescalero
88342Orogrande
88344Pinon
88347Sacramento
88349
88350Timberon
88352Tularosa
88354Weed

These Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are grouped here by their largest county overlap. A ZIP area can cross county lines and contain several water suppliers or private wells. Place labels reflect Census geography, not verified postal city names or utility service boundaries.

Records for these areas are currently presented in this county overview rather than individual ZIP reports. An unpublished report does not mean there are no water records. Confirm your supplier on your water bill; if you use a private well, testing your own well is the relevant next step.

Beyond this county page

Keep reading. Compare nearby.

PFASChoosing a PFAS filterPFAS was found in 1 of the 3 systems EPA surveyed here. See how to check a filter’s certified PFAS reduction.LeadChoosing a lead filter4 systems here have reached the lead action level. See how to check a filter’s lead-reduction certification.Your utilityFind your annual water reportConfirm the supplier on your bill, then read its Consumer Confidence Report for local results.

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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. Database prepared 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.

Compiled by Tap Water Lookup from the sources identified on this page. Read the methodology and review process.