Loma Escondida Water Association, 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 Loma Escondida Water Association
Loma Escondida Water Association serves about 84 people through 30 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Valencia County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3500432; phone on file: 505-261-0642. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Nearby utilities
16 other systems share Valencia County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Los Lunas Water System | 19,400 | 5 ppb |
| Belen Water System | 10,830 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rio Communities Water System | 5,513 | 1.3 ppb |
| Rio Del Oro Water System | 4,387 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bosque Farms Water Supply System | 4,367 | 1 ppb |
| Meadow Lake Water System | 2,760 | 0 (not detected) |
| Monterey Water Company Inc. | 1,472 | 1.4 ppb |
| Hi Mesa Water System | 259 | 0 (not detected) |
| Correo Water Association | 201 | 1.3 ppb |
| Bosque Gardens Mdwca | 141 | 2.2 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Belen, 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 Loma Escondida Water Association 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.