Lead Pipe Data by Area — New Mexico
1 areas across New Mexico with enough data for a dedicated breakdown.
Lead pipe replacement law in New Mexico
New Mexico has not set its own state-specific lead service line replacement deadline beyond the federal requirement below. The rule is implemented through the New Mexico Environment Department, which required every public water system to submit a baseline service line inventory by October 16, 2024, matching the federal Lead and Copper Rule Revisions deadline rather than an earlier state-specific date. Community water systems above the federal action level must replace lead service lines at a rate of at least 3% per year under an NMED-approved schedule, implementing the federal rule's own replacement-rate structure rather than a separate New Mexico requirement.
Separately from any state law, the EPA's federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require every water system nationwide to submit a baseline inventory and an approved replacement plan by November 1, 2027, then fully replace all lead and "galvanized requiring replacement" lines under its control on a schedule of 10 years or less from that date, replacing at least 10% of its known lead/GRR lines per year. A narrow exception allows a longer schedule only for the roughly 1% of systems with an unusually dense concentration of lead lines, and partial (non-emergency) replacements are prohibited.