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Xylenes, Total violations in New Mexico

4 active public water systems in New Mexico had a Xylenes, Total violation in the past three years. What Xylenes, Total is and why it matters.

Health effects: Short-term exposure above the MCL can cause nervous system effects including headache, dizziness, and impaired coordination. Chronic exposure is associated with liver and kidney damage. EPA has not classified total xylenes as human carcinogens. The general population is at risk; children may be more sensitive to neurological effects.

Systems with a Xylenes, Total violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base · Otero County 		13,000 3 0
Cannon Air Force Base Water System
Cannon Afb · Curry County 		7,832 6 0
Fort Sill Apache Tribe Truck Stop
Deming · County 		754 3 0
Pueblo Pintado Community School (new) Bia
New Pueblo Pintado Community School · County 		160 4 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Xylenes, Total, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Xylenes, Total 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.