Is Cañada de los Alamos, NM tap water safe?
The short answer
Santa Fe Water System (City Of) serves Cañada de los Alamos. In EPA’s and New Mexico’s records it has 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and 1 health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Lithium at 20.9 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Santa Fe Water System (City Of)’s water.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Cañada de los Alamos
The 3 labs New Mexico certifies closest to Cañada de los Alamos, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
BSN dba Indepth Water Testing
Santa Fe, NM · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria
NM Water Testing Laboratory
Espanola, NM · about 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
ABCWUA Water Quality Lab
Albuquerque, NM · about 55 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
New Mexico Environment Department: Water fairs in New Mexico communities, where well owners bring in a quart of well water to be tested for arsenic, nitrate, fluoride, iron, sulfate, pH and conductivity, with results mailed in two to four weeks. Dates are on the department's calendar. Water Fairs, New Mexico Environment Department.
All 44 certified labs for New MexicoZIP codes in Cañada de los Alamos
Which ZIP codes are in Cañada de los Alamos: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: New Mexico Environment Department, Drinking Water Bureau, laboratories certified to analyze drinking water samples; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Cañada de los Alamos
Other towns in Santa Fe County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Santa Fe Water System (City Of)’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water