Village Of Angel Fire, NM
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 15 ppb (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. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
Who runs the water here
Village Of Angel Fire serves about 6,045 people through 1,875 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Colfax County, New Mexico. EPA system ID: NM3531904; phone on file: 575-377-2305. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Village Of Angel Fire's lead record
That is up 9.1 ppb from 5.9 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Village Of Angel Fire is 15 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 ppb over 10 |
| 2023 | 5.9 ppb |
| 2022 | 3.7 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.3 ppb |
| 2016 | 4.7 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Village Of Angel Fire's 15 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in New Mexico and the 99th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
12 other systems share Colfax County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Village Of Angel Fire. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Raton/Raton Water Works | 9,733 | 3.4 ppb |
| Philmont Boy Scout Ranch - Headquarters | 2,000 | 3.9 ppb |
| Cimarron Water System | 1,260 | 0 (not detected) |
| Springer Water System | 1,170 | 0 (not detected) |
| Village Of Eagle Nest | 613 | 1.7 ppb |
| Maxwell Water System | 340 | 17 ppb |
| Maxwell Cooperative Water Users Assoc | 261 | 1 ppb |
| French Mdwca/Swa | 209 | 0 (not detected) |
| Miami Water Users Association | 135 | 5 ppb |
| Vermejo Park - Headquarters | 120 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Angel Fire, NM
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Angel Fire, 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 Village Of Angel Fire 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.