Is BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 10,948, over 3,400 connections.
BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
50 total violations and 20 health-based ones put BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM at the 93th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 887 of 12,903.
Against the NM average
BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM's 20 health-based violations sit above the NM average of 13.9, across 102 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-07-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-03-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
The concern categories on record
BERNALILLO 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 20 health-based violations on file for BERNALILLO 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.