University Estates Water System (Lcu), NM
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About University Estates Water System (Lcu)
University Estates Water System (Lcu) serves about 5,292 people through 2,051 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3512407; phone on file: 575-528-3514. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
University Estates Water System (Lcu)'s lead record
That is down 9 ppb from 9 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for University Estates Water System (Lcu) is 9 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 9 ppb |
| 2020 | 4 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.8 ppb |
How University Estates Water System (Lcu) compares
Of the 504 New Mexico systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 14 are over 15 ppb right now and 46 have gone over at some point. University Estates Water System (Lcu)'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 22nd percentile in New Mexico and the 35th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Dona Ana County
43 other systems share Dona Ana County; 26 of them have a higher latest lead result than University Estates Water System (Lcu). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces Municipal Water System | 98,175 | 2 ppb |
| New Mexico State University | 24,000 | 4 ppb |
| Camino Real Regional Utility Authority | 21,930 | 5 ppb |
| Dona Ana Mdwca | 16,987 | 1.9 ppb |
| Lake Section Water Company | 14,619 | 0 (not detected) |
| Moongate West | 13,362 | 0.56 ppb |
| Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley | 11,542 | 0.31 ppb |
| Moongate Water System | 9,170 | 0.51 ppb |
| Anthony W&Sd | 8,691 | 2 ppb |
| White Sands Missile Range (Main Post)-Ff | 4,300 | 1.13 ppb |
Next steps for Las Cruces, NM
Look up your address in University Estates Water System (Lcu)'s service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask University Estates Water System (Lcu) 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.