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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in New Mexico

110 active public water systems in New Mexico had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 110 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Pine River Mdca
Navajo Dam · San Juan County
43 9 5
Enchanted Valley Wua
Alamogordo · Otero County
40 6 4
Nambe Headstart
Pojoaque · Santa Fe County
40 4 1
Cielo Lindo
Pojoaque · Santa Fe County
38 5 4
South Holman Mdwca
Holman · Mora County
35 3 2
U-Pull and Pay
Albuquerque · Bernalillo County
35 1 1
Cassandra Water System
Moriarty · Torrance County
34 7 6
Bmg Trailer Park
Ranchos De Taos · Taos County
30 5 2
Mesa Shopping Center
Espanola · Rio Arriba County
28 5 1
Northern Edge Navajo Casino
Northern Edge Navajo Casino · County
25 3 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New Mexico records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.