Public water system record
Gallup Water System
Serves Gallup, McKinley County, NM · 20,880 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Gallup Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Gallup Water System draws water from 14 wells.
- Record on file since 2006, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7,372 unknown out of 7,404 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 22, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Gallup Water System go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 20 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Gallup Water System draws water from 14 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Gallup Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Boardman Loop NTUA Ft Defiance, AZ
- Gamerco Water & Sanitation Gamerco, NM
Annual water quality report
Gallup Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Mexico.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells