Water quality in Tatum, New Mexico
Tatum is in Lea County. 23 active public water systems serve the county; 13 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Lea County
9 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovington Municipal Water Supply Lovington |
13,539 | 2 | 21.4 mi | |
| Monarchy Country Estates Hobbs |
52 | 7 | 34.2 mi | |
| Adobe Village Hobbs |
83 | 2 | 34.4 mi | |
| Hobbs Municipal Water Supply Hobbs |
40,418 | 0 | 37.4 mi | |
| Mescalero Ridge Water Co-Op Maljamar |
76 | 2 | 37.9 mi | |
| Monument Mdwca Monument |
279 | 2 | 43.6 mi | |
| Eunice Water Supply System Eunice |
4,487 | 0 | 57.0 mi | |
| Morwest Corporation Artesia |
0 | 0 | 70.1 mi | |
| Jal Water Supply System Jal |
5,500 | 2 | 79.3 mi |
Non-community systems in Lea County (13: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lea County Electric Cooperative INC Lovington |
50 | 5 | 1 | |
|
Lovington Country Club Lovington |
60 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Diversified Gas & Oil Maljamar Lovington |
35 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Cowboy Junction Church Hobbs |
950 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Diversified Gas & Oil Buckeye Lovington |
40 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Dollar General #24044 Hobbs Hobbs |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Xcel Energy Sps Maddox Station Hobbs |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Ranch View RV Park Hobbs |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Intrepid Potash North Hobbs |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Xcel Energy Sps Cunningham Station Hobbs |
35 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Water Processing LLC Water Hauling Hobbs |
99 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dcp Midstream Linam Plant Oil Center |
40 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Hobbs Country Club Hobbs |
95 | 3 | 1 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Lea County, nearest to Tatum first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.