Cassandra Water System, NM
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
About Cassandra Water System
Cassandra Water System serves about 34 people through 11 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Torrance County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3500330; phone on file: 505-582-3116. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Torrance County
17 other systems share Torrance County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Moriarty Water System | 2,825 | 8.8 ppb |
| Mountainair Water System | 1,505 | 0 (not detected) |
| Estancia Water System | 1,355 | 3 ppb |
| Indian Hills Water System | 715 | 1.3 ppb |
| Clines Corners Water System | 450 | 19 ppb |
| Echo Valley Water Company | 411 | 0 (not detected) |
| Emwt Rwa Sunset Acres | 317 | 3.6 ppb |
| Willard Village Of | 279 | 2 ppb |
| Torreon Mdwca | 250 | 3 ppb |
| Melody Ranch Water Co | 209 | 4.8 ppb |
Next steps for Moriaty, NM
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Moriaty, NM may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Cassandra Water System whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.