BELEN WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
BELEN WATER SYSTEM has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 10,830, over 3,827 connections.
BELEN WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BELEN WATER SYSTEM ranks 146th by violation burden (99th percentile) - 200 violations total, 71 health-baseds.
Against the NM average
BELEN WATER SYSTEM's 71 health-based violations sit above the NM average of 13.9, across 102 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
BELEN WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-03-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-09-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
BELEN WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BELEN WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is BELEN WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 71 health-based violations on file for BELEN WATER SYSTEM - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.