San Jose Mdwca, 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
San Jose Mdwca serves about 119 people through 55 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 San Miguel County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3518825; phone on file: 303-618-1703. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Neighbouring systems
25 other systems share San Miguel County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas (City Of) | 14,530 | 1.7 ppb |
| Pecos Water System | 2,133 | 8.4 ppb |
| Pendaries Mdwca | 500 | 1.5 ppb |
| East Pecos Mdwca | 413 | 1.1 ppb |
| Villanueva Mdwca | 268 | 2 ppb |
| Big Mesa Water Mdwca | 250 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ilfeld Mdwca | 249 | 0 (not detected) |
| Tecolotito Mdwca | 212 | 2 ppb |
| Sena Mdwca | 180 | - |
| La Pasada Mdwca | 164 | - |
Next steps for San Jose, NM
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; San Jose, 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 San Jose Mdwca 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.