Morwest Corporation, 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.
Who runs the water here
Morwest Corporation serves about 0 people through 2 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Lea County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3500113; phone on file: 575-677-2221. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Nearby utilities
9 other systems share Lea County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Municipal Water Supply | 40,418 | 0.6 ppb |
| Lovington Municipal Water Supply | 13,539 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jal Water Supply System | 5,500 | 0.6 ppb |
| Eunice Water Supply System | 4,487 | 0.99 ppb |
| Tatum Municipal Water System | 948 | 1.1 ppb |
| Monument Mdwca | 279 | 0 (not detected) |
| Adobe Village | 83 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mescalero Ridge Water Co-Op | 76 | 0.5 ppb |
| Monarchy Country Estates | 52 | 3.5 ppb |
Next steps for Artesia, NM
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Artesia, 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 Morwest Corporation 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.