Is TUCUMCARI WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
TUCUMCARI 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: 6,064, over 2,660 connections.
How this compares nationally
TUCUMCARI WATER SYSTEM has 14 violations on record in total, 5 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,667th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 72th percentile nationally.
How TUCUMCARI WATER SYSTEM compares within NM
TUCUMCARI WATER SYSTEM's 5 health-based violations sit within 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
The last violation EPA has on record for TUCUMCARI WATER SYSTEM is from 2020-01-01 (health-based: 2014-04-11). Last reported to EPA: 06/16/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TUCUMCARI 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:
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Uranium
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Groundwater Rule
The most severe category on record is radionuclides, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is TUCUMCARI WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for TUCUMCARI 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.