New Mexico
Lea County drinking water quality
23 active public water systems serve 66,976 people in Lea County. 10 are compliant, 13 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 1 is a designated serious violator, and 5 carry a health flag.
Needs attention
Community water systems
10 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply Hobbs |
40,418 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lovington Municipal Water Supply Lovington |
13,539 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Jal Water Supply System Jal |
5,500 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Eunice Water Supply System Eunice |
4,487 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Tatum Municipal Water System Tatum |
948 | 4 | 1 | |
|
Monument Mdwca Monument |
279 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Adobe Village Hobbs |
83 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Mescalero Ridge Water Co-Op Maljamar |
76 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Monarchy Country Estates Hobbs |
52 | 7 | 1 | |
|
Morwest Corporation Artesia |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-community systems (13: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cowboy Junction Church Hobbs |
950 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Ranch View RV Park Hobbs |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Water Processing LLC Water Hauling Hobbs |
99 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Hobbs Country Club Hobbs |
95 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Lovington Country Club Lovington |
60 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Lea County Electric Cooperative INC Lovington |
50 | 5 | 1 | |
|
Dcp Midstream Linam Plant Oil Center |
40 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Diversified Gas & Oil Buckeye Lovington |
40 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Intrepid Potash North Hobbs |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Diversified Gas & Oil Maljamar Lovington |
35 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Xcel Energy Sps Cunningham Station Hobbs |
35 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dollar General #24044 Hobbs Hobbs |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Xcel Energy Sps Maddox Station Hobbs |
25 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (86, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
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.