County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Chaves County, New Mexico
15 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 64,059 people in Chaves County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 15
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 1,075
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NM005 · Chaves County 15 sys · 1,075 viol · #802/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 17.5% health
- RANK-UPPER #802/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 15 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Dona Ana County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Chaves County ranks #802 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #9 of 33 counties in New Mexico. See methodology · corpus placement.
Chaves County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 17.5% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #802 of 3,254 · #9 of 33 in New Mexico.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Chaves County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Chaves County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Municipal Water System | 54,025 | 39 | Clean |
| Berrendo Cooperative Wua | 4,304 | 50 | Clean |
| Dexter Municipal Water System | 1,550 | 33 | - |
| Hagerman Water System | 1,292 | 77 | - |
| Cumberland Cooperative Wua | 606 | 20 | - |
| Mesa Rest Area | 500 | 49 | - |
| Fambrough Mdwca | 463 | 33 | - |
| Lake Arthur Water Department | 374 | 51 | - |
| Roswell Correctional Center | 280 | 300 | - |
| Greenfield Mdwca | 178 | 27 | - |
| Leprino Foods | 150 | 114 | - |
| Generations of Learning | 140 | 37 | - |
| Wild Willys RV Park | 89 | 177 | - |
| Midway RV Park | 73 | 16 | - |
| Roswell Landfill Water System | 35 | 52 | - |
Compare beyond New Mexico
Mid-flagged peers for Chaves County
Cross-state counties nearest Chaves County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,075). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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