- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
- Lithium: found in 10 of 10 samples, average 36.1 µg/L, highest 53.1 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 9 samples, average 3.6 ppt, highest 16.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 9 samples, average 1.9 ppt, highest 9.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 9 samples, average 1.3 ppt, highest 6.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 9 samples, average 1.1 ppt, highest 5.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 9 samples, average 0.60 ppt, highest 5.3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0.6 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Hobbs tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID NM3521613 · serves Hobbs, NM · about 40,418 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Hobbs Municipal Water Supply (EPA NM3521613)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Hobbs's main utility, Hobbs Municipal Water Supply: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NM3521613) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for Hobbs Municipal Water Supply, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NM3521613) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Hobbs Municipal Water Supply (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0.6 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 6.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Hobbs Municipal Water Supply use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Hobbs Municipal Water Supply's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.