NM3524932
NM
8 open health violation(s)

Belen Water System

Groundwater · Local · 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET

Overall Risk Level

Action Required

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Critical

Violations recorded or levels exceeding regulatory limits.

Why critical?

This utility has 8 open health-based violations recorded by the EPA. These are cases where a contaminant exceeded the EPA's legal limit and has not yet been formally resolved in the federal database. Contact the utility directly or review their latest Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Utility Overview

Population Served

10,830

Source Type

Groundwater

Ownership

Local

PWSID

NM3524932

Detected Contaminants

CCR data ingestion in progress

Contaminant detection levels from Consumer Confidence Reports are being parsed and linked to utilities. Check back soon, or view the official report directly from the EPA links below.

View on EPA ECHO

Violation History

Showing 25 of 134 — view all on EPA ECHO ↗

Sourced from EPA SDWIS. Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded the legal limit. Monitoring/Reporting violations mean required test results were not submitted to EPA — not necessarily that the water is unsafe.

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Dec 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Monitoring & Reporting — Lead

Open
Oct 2025Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & Reporting — Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Open
Aug 2022Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & Reporting — Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Open
Aug 2022Monitoring/Reporting failure

Other — Nitrate

Open
Oct 1999Monitoring/Reporting failure

Other — Nitrate

Resolved
Jul 2002 – Aug 2002Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & Reporting — Lead

Resolved
Jan 1999 – Sep 2002Monitoring/Reporting failure

MCL Violation — Total Coliform

Resolved
Apr 2013 – Apr 2016Health-based

MCL Violation — Total Coliform

Resolved
Jan 2013 – Apr 2016Health-based

MCL Violation — Total Coliform

Resolved
Oct 2012 – Apr 2016Health-based

MCL Violation — Total Coliform

Resolved
Jul 2012 – Apr 2016Health-based

Treatment Technique

Resolved
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Resolved
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017Health-basedCode 0700

5 additional monitoring/reporting failures

Required test submissions not filed with EPA — no contaminant data recorded. These are administrative failures, not health violations.

Filtration Recommendations

Based on the overall risk level, these treatment methods are most relevant for residents.

Reverse Osmosis

Reverse osmosis (RO) is the most comprehensive point-of-use water treatment technology available for residential use.

PFAS / PFOA / PFOSLeadArsenic

Activated Carbon

Activated carbon is the most widely used residential water treatment technology.

Chlorine and chloramineTaste and odor compoundsDisinfection byproducts

Related Pages

New Mexico State Overview

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Data Sources & Provenance

All data on this page is sourced from official U.S. government or public datasets.

EPA ECHO — Water System & Compliance Report— PWSID NM3524932View source
EPA CCR — Consumer Confidence ReportsView source
Last updated: 2026-04-22
High Confidence
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At a Glance

PWSIDNM3524932
StateNew Mexico
Risk Levelcritical
Population Served10,830
Open Health Violations8

Service area match is likely but not guaranteed. Your water bill is the most reliable way to confirm your provider.

Data Sources

EPA ECHO Facility Report EPA CCR Search