Is LOWER RIO GRANDE PWWA SOUTH VALLEY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
New Mexico · PWSID NM3502407 · Ground water
Population served
11,542
Cities served
VADO
State / jurisdiction
New Mexico (NM)
PWSID
NM3502407
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 20/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
69 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS compounds detected in UCMR5 monitoring
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBS
30.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 69 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on LOWER RIO GRANDE PWWA SOUTH VALLEY's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR LOWER RIO GRANDE PWWA SOUTH VALLEY
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR LOWER RIO GRANDE PWWA SOUTH VALLEY · Chosen for LOWER RIO GRANDE PWWA SOUTH VALLEY because the latest federal SDWA snapshot lists substantial violation activity. Certified reverse osmosis provides the broadest residential barrier for households that want margin beyond legal compliance.
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