Microbial · 2024
Cryptosporidium in Albuquerque, NM tap water
Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Cryptosporidium measurement is below the federal limit of 1 (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Average San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Plant | 0.004 | 1 MCL |
Maximum System-wide | 0.093 | 1 MCL |
Verbatim from Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
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People also ask
+Is there Cryptosporidium in Albuquerque, NM tap water?
Yes — Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Cryptosporidium at 0.004. Albuquerque, NM's 2024 Cryptosporidium measurement is below the federal limit of 1 (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Cryptosporidium in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Cryptosporidium is 1 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Where does this Cryptosporidium measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Cryptosporidium entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Albuquerque, NM water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/nm/albuquerque/2024/source.