Metals · 2024
Arsenic in Las Cruces, NM tap water
Las Cruces, NM's 2024 report shows Arsenic detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum System-wide | 0 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level Detected In | 3 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Maximum System-wide | 3 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Las Cruces, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Arsenic
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture.
A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
How Las Cruces, NM compares
4 of the 169 systems measuring Arsenic on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Arsenic:
People also ask
+Is there Arsenic in Las Cruces, NM tap water?
Yes — Las Cruces, NM's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Arsenic at 3 ug/L. Las Cruces, NM's 2024 report shows Arsenic detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Arsenic in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Arsenic is 0 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Arsenic?
A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
+Which other U.S. cities have Arsenic over the federal limit?
4 of the 169 systems on The Water Map measuring Arsenic report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Albuquerque, NM, Beaches Water, MD, Beaver Run Mhp, MD.
+Where does this Arsenic measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Arsenic entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Las Cruces, 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/las-cruces/2024/source.