Community Water System · PWS NM3567701
Kirtland Air Force Base
Operator location Albuquerque, New Mexico - larger served population (> 3,309) at 22,500 people served; 296 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 22,500
- People served (this PWS)
- 296
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 18
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Kirtland Air Force Base standing, high SDWIS violation third
22,500 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 6% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,461 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Kirtland Air Force Base sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (296), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (22,500; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 6% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #2,461 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #14 of 215
- Population · NM
- 296
- Total EPA violations on record
- 6%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Connections
- 544
- County
- Bernalillo
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 18
- Monitoring Violations
- 267
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 27 | 2022 |
| TTHM | MR | 27 | 2022 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 18 | 2007 |
| E. COLI | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 7 | 2019 |
| Nickel | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2001 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Barium | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Cadmium | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Chromium | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Mercury | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Benzene | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Toluene | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Endothall | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 3 | 2011 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Kirtland Air Force Base has 296 recorded EPA violations, 91% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 9% carry more. 6% of this system's own violations are health-based (18 of 296), and it ranks #2,461 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
296 Higher than most more violations than 91% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/5/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/5/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/5/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/5/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 10/31/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 10/31/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 10/31/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/31/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 10/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 10/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 10/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 10/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 10/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 10/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 10/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 10/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Kirtland Air Force Base
EPA SDWIS lists 22,500 people served and 544 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
296 violations · 22,500 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Kirtland Air Force Base
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in New Mexico compares on the same EPA violation measures. New Mexico systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.