Public water system record
Albuquerque Water System
Serves Albuquerque, South Valley, North Valley and 3 more places, Bernalillo County, NM · 560,326 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Albuquerque Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Albuquerque Water System draws water from 63 wells, 1 surface water intake and 2 reservoirs.
- Record on file since 2016, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 170,705 unknown out of 176,798 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2016
EPA's records for Albuquerque Water System go back to 2016. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Albuquerque Water System draws water from 63 wells, 1 surface water intake and 2 reservoirs. 4 other community water systems buy water from Albuquerque Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Albuquerque Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lost Horizon Coop Association Albuquerque, NM
- Pajarito Mesa MDWCA Albuquerque, NM
- Rio Rancho Water & WW Services Rio Rancho, NM
- University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
Annual water quality report
Albuquerque 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