County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Socorro County, New Mexico
18 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 19,560 people in Socorro County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 18
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 2,053
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet NM053 · Socorro County 18 sys · 2,053 viol · #1797/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 23.7% health
- RANK-MID #1797/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 18 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, Socorro County ranks #1,797 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #21 of 33 counties in New Mexico. See methodology · corpus placement.
Socorro 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 23.7% 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 #1,797 of 3,254 · #21 of 33 in New Mexico.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Socorro County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Socorro County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro Water System | 11,953 | 228 | Clean |
| Polvadera Mdwca | 2,470 | 276 | - |
| San Antonio Mdwca | 1,344 | 47 | - |
| Magdalena Village Of | 1,321 | 160 | - |
| Walking Sands Rest Area | 450 | 18 | - |
| Fort Craig Rest Area East Side | 300 | 15 | - |
| Fort Craig Rest Area West Side | 300 | 15 | - |
| San Acacia Mdwca | 284 | 284 | - |
| Emrtc Water System | 277 | 20 | - |
| La Promesa Elementary School | 251 | 203 | - |
| La Joya Mdwca | 246 | 204 | - |
| Unm Sevilleta Field Station | 68 | 48 | - |
| New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranch | 60 | 291 | - |
| Escondida Lake | 58 | 31 | - |
| Dollar General - Veguita | 50 | 9 | - |
| Stallion Range Center | 50 | 137 | - |
| Very Large Array Vla | 45 | 13 | - |
| Northern Socorro County Senior Center | 33 | 54 | - |
Compare beyond New Mexico
Mid-flagged peers for Socorro County
Cross-state counties nearest Socorro County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (2,053). 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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