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Nitrate violations in New Mexico

13 active public water systems in New Mexico had a Nitrate violation in the past three years. What Nitrate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Systems with a Nitrate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Canoncito
Canoncito · County
1,326 6 3
Crownpoint Boarding School Bia
Crownpoint Boarding School · County
1,024 4 1
Pinehill Community and School
Ramah, Pinehill · County
1,007 5 0
Nageezi Ntua
Nageezi · County
763 2 0
Alamo Navajo Community School Bia
Alamo · County
600 5 1
Burnham Junction Mustang
Burnham Junction · County
500 1 0
Chuska Community Boarding School Bia
Tohatchi · County
348 4 1
Ramah-Sunset Valley Rnua
Ramah, Sunset Valley · County
294 4 2
Crystal Community Boarding School Bia
Crystal · County
248 5 1
Ramah-Mountain View Rnua
Ramah, Mountain View · County
215 4 2
Toadlena Boarding School Bia
Toadlena · County
200 4 1
Ramah-Ramah Rural Rnua
Ramah Rural · County
165 4 2
Ramona Smith Water Users Group Inc
Twin Lakes, North Of · County
77 4 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.