- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 14 of 14 samples, average 36.8 µg/L, highest 54 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2025–Aug 2025)
- 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, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
- Health-standard violation: Lead and Copper Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Oct 2024–Oct 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Chaparral tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID NM3529207 · serves Chaparral, NM · about 14,619 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
Lake Section Water Company (EPA NM3529207)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Chaparral's main utility, Lake Section Water Company: 1 health-standard violation since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Lake Section Water Company, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Lead and Copper Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Oct 2024–Oct 2025 (EPA SDWIS).
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, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). 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.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Lake Section Water Company use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Lake Section Water Company's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)