City Of Raton/Raton Water Works, NM
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.4 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
City Of Raton/Raton Water Works at a glance
City Of Raton/Raton Water Works serves about 9,733 people through 3,501 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Colfax County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3526704; phone on file: 575-445-3861. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
City Of Raton/Raton Water Works's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (3 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Raton/Raton Water Works is 6.4 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.4 ppb |
| 2023 | 3 ppb |
| 2020 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 6.4 ppb |
Against other New Mexico systems
Of the 504 New Mexico systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 14 are over 15 ppb right now and 46 have gone over at some point. City Of Raton/Raton Water Works's 3.4 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in New Mexico and the 85th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
12 other systems share Colfax County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Raton/Raton Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Village Of Angel Fire | 6,045 | 15 ppb |
| Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters | 2,000 | 3.9 ppb |
| Cimarron Water System | 1,260 | 0 (not detected) |
| Springer Water System | 1,170 | 0 (not detected) |
| Village Of Eagle Nest | 613 | 1.7 ppb |
| Maxwell Water System | 340 | 17 ppb |
| Maxwell Cooperative Water Users Assoc | 261 | 1 ppb |
| French Mdwca/Swa | 209 | 0 (not detected) |
| Miami Water Users Association | 135 | 5 ppb |
| Vermejo Park - Headquarters | 120 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Raton, NM
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Raton, 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 City Of Raton/Raton Water Works 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.