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Public water-system records for Lovington, NM from EPA SDWIS.
Lovington Municipal Water Supply
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 13,539 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Lea County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
5Zs Hobbs Jefferson
Annual mean: 14.6 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.044 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 1 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 8.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Lea Refinery
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry — national registry of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, as reported by operators to the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
FracFocus well disclosures (3)
Data from FracFocus
Lea County, NM
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Lea County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Lea County, New MexicoPop. 72,452
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 12,008 | 11,558 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 21.2% | 18.1% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 16.4% | 14.2% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 41.4% | 35.4% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 7.5 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 11.7% | 11.8% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 73.1 | 75.3 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Lovington.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 24 violations for Lovington Municipal Water Supply.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Lovington.
The monitoring station at 5Zs Hobbs Jefferson recorded an annual average of 14.6 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at 5Zs Hobbs Jefferson recorded an annual average of 0.044 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at 5Zs Hobbs Jefferson recorded an annual average of 8.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The radon data for Lovington covers Lea County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Lovington reports a life expectancy of 73.1 years in Lea County, New Mexico.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Lovington reports 12,008 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Lea County, New Mexico. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Lovington lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter in Lea County, New Mexico.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Holly Energy Partners-Operating, L.P. near Lovington on Oct 29, 2012. The reported release was crude oil.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Holly Energy Partners-Operating, L.P. near Lovington on Nov 28, 2017. The reported release was crude oil.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Holly Energy Partners-Operating, L.P. near Lovington on Jun 2, 2021. The reported release was crude oil.