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

Is there lead in Placitas's tap water?

0.6PPBparts per billion of lead in La Mesa Water Coop's water at the latest test, from 2020 to 2022

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Placitas

11 public water companies list Placitas as a place they supply. The biggest is La Mesa Water Coop, with about 911 people. The highest latest result among Placitas's water companies is 2.6 parts per billion, at Placitas West Water County-Op. None of the 9 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Placitas West Water County-Op supply just their own grounds or street; most of Placitas gets its water from La Mesa Water Coop. 2 have no lead test results on file. 8 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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