El Paso County tap water
2 of 11 water systems serving El Paso County with full PFAS testing averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 22 community water systems list this county as served; 10 serve 3,300+ people with full PFAS testing.
- 7 had a health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
Largest systems serving this county
| System | Source | People served (whole system) | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Water Utilities | Surface water | 747,168 | Yes | 0 |
| Lower Valley Water District | Purchased surface water | 59,049 | No | 0 |
| Paseo Del Este Mud 1 | Purchased surface water | 36,773 | No | 0 |
| Horizon Regional Mud | Groundwater | 31,542 | No | 0 |
| Fort Bliss Main Post Area | Groundwater | 28,000 | No | 0 |
| East Biggs Water System | Purchased surface water | 15,000 | No | 0 |
| East Montana Water System | Purchased surface water | 11,480 | No | 0 |
| El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens | Groundwater | 9,444 | No | 0 |
| Town of Anthony | Groundwater | 5,555 | Yes | 4 |
| El Paso County Tornillo Wid | Groundwater | 3,600 | No | 0 |
Which one is yours? A county usually has several utilities. Your bill or your utility's annual water-quality report names yours. Population is for the whole system, which can cross county lines.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.