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Los Lunas Water System

Serves Los Lunas, Valencia County, NM · 19,400 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Los Lunas Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • NM3525332
  • LOS LUNAS
  • NM
  • 19,400 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 87031
EPA system ID NM3525332

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Los Lunas Water System draws water from 5 wells.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,141 unknown out of 7,080 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Feb 11, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 5, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 22, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 20, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 18, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 13, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 14, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Los Lunas Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 5 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 19
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 9
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2010, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2005 Resolved

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Los Lunas Water System draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Los Lunas 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

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