No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2016.
Serves about 5,694 people (1,950 connections) with surface water bought from Farmington Water System.
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2 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2016 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.16 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2016 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.158 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from February 2025 to November 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium | 44.4 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Above the referenced health-based guidance value | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-02-25 to 2025-11-04 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: MORNINGSTAR WATER SYSTEM (NM3510524) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Morningstar Water System's phone number on EPA record is 575-744-5974. Its mailing address is PO BOX 245, ELEPHANT BUTTE, NM 87935.
According to EPA's record, Morningstar Water System uses surface water bought from Farmington Water System.
EPA's record shows 2 health-based violations for Morningstar Water System in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2016. EPA also lists 27 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Morningstar Water System's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Morningstar Water System. Its phone number on EPA record is 575-744-5974. Its mailing address on EPA record is PO BOX 245, ELEPHANT BUTTE, NM 87935. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.