- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 4 of 4 samples, average 89.2 µg/L, highest 128 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jul 2023–Jan 2024)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 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 Portales tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID NM3528522 · serves Portales, NM · about 14,284 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
Portales Water System (EPA NM3528522)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Portales's main utility, Portales Water System: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NM3528522) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Portales Water System, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (NM3528522) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Portales Water System (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 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 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
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 Portales Water System use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Portales Water System's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.