Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Deming's tap water?

2PPBparts per billion of lead in Deming Municipal Water's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Deming

4 public water companies list Deming as a place they supply. The biggest is Deming Municipal Water, with about 16,788 people. The highest latest result among Deming's water companies is 13 parts per billion, at Peoples Water Coop. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Peoples Water Coop supply just their own grounds or street; most of Deming gets its water from Deming Municipal Water. 3 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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