House 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 House Water System
House Water System serves about 84 people through 40 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Quay County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3510220; phone on file: 575-279-7372. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Other water systems in Quay County
7 other systems share Quay County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Tucumcari Water System | 6,064 | 2 ppb |
| Logan Water System | 2,321 | - |
| Rad Water Users Coop | 641 | 0 (not detected) |
| San Jon Water Supply | 360 | 2 ppb |
| Liberty Mdwca | 266 | 0.55 ppb |
| Hills Village Water System | 126 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nara Visa Mdwca | 59 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for House, NM
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; House, 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 House 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.