Public water system record
Kirtland Air Force Base
Serves Albuquerque and Kirtland AFB, Bernalillo County, NM · 22,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Kirtland Air Force Base 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
- 9
Key facts
- Kirtland Air Force Base draws water from 6 wells.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 326 unknown out of 2,788 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 17, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 2, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Kirtland Air Force Base go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 84 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 76 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2007, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Kirtland Air Force Base draws water from 6 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Albuquerque Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Albuquerque Water System Albuquerque, NM
Annual water quality report
Kirtland Air Force Base 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