Dexter Municipal 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 Dexter Municipal Water System
Dexter Municipal Water System serves about 1,554 people through 576 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Chaves County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3519703; phone on file: 575-734-5482. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Nearby utilities
9 other systems share Chaves County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Roswell Municipal Water System | 54,025 | 0 (not detected) |
| Berrendo Cooperative Wua | 4,304 | 1 ppb |
| Hagerman Water System | 1,248 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cumberland Cooperative Wua | 588 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fambrough Mdwca | 439 | 7 ppb |
| Lake Arthur Water Department | 374 | 0.6 ppb |
| Roswell Correctional Center | 280 | 1.1 ppb |
| Greenfield Mdwca | 246 | - |
| Wild Willys Rv Park | 142 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Dexter, 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 Dexter Municipal 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. 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.