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

Is there lead in Hobbs's tap water?

0.6PPBparts per billion of lead in Hobbs Municipal Water Supply's water at the latest test, in tests since 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Hobbs

3 public water companies list Hobbs as a place they supply. The biggest is Hobbs Municipal Water Supply, with about 40,418 people. The highest latest result among Hobbs's water companies is 3.5 parts per billion, at Monarchy Country Estates. None of the 3 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Monarchy Country Estates supply just their own grounds or street; most of Hobbs gets its water from Hobbs Municipal Water Supply. Your water bill names yours.

Hobbs Municipal Water Supplyabout 40,418 people · latest lead test: 0.6 ppb · 575-397-9315
Adobe's water departmentabout 83 people · latest lead test: none found · 575-605-3290
Monarchy Country Estatesabout 52 people · latest lead test: 3.5 ppb · 702-506-4202

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