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Silver City Water System

Explore available public water records for Silver City Water System (PWSID NM3522609). Find annual reports, results listed in those reports, official sources, and clear notes about what the records can and cannot show. This page does not show conditions at a specific tap.

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System Snapshot

Available system-level context

This snapshot shows the identity and context fields currently available for Silver City Water System (PWSID NM3522609). Read it with the source links and limitations below.

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System identity

PWSID
NM3522609
State
New Mexico
Linked communities
Silver City
County context
Not listed in current record
System type
Community water system
Source water
Groundwater from the Gila-San Francisco and Mimbres water basins
Population served context
14,400
Service connections
Not listed in current record
Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Data updated
2026-06-10

Population served is shown only when it appears in the available source records.

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Report-Listed Rows

Report-listed rows summarized from the latest reviewed report

2 report-listed rows are summarized for Silver City Water System. A listed row is not the same thing as a current advisory or household tap result.

Report year
2025
Rows summarized
2
Source tables represented
2
Scope
Past reporting period
Report-row preview from the latest reviewed report for Silver City Water System
Substance and testing periodReported valueRange in reportLimit or standardSource tableReport-printed status
Nitrate (Measured as Nitrogen)Testing period: 20252 ppmHighest Level DetectedRange Low-High: 1.13 - 2.03MCL: 10; MCLG: 10(2025) Water Quality AnalysisPage 4Typical source, as printed: Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks; sewage erosion of natural deposits.MEETS EPA STD: YES, as printed for this sample period
ChlorineTesting period: 20250.6 ppmRAARange Low-High: 0.6 - 0.6MRDL: 4; MRDLG: 4Disinfectants and Disinfection By-ProductsPage 5Typical source, as printed: Water additive used to control microbes.MEETS EPA STANDARDS: YES, as printed for this sample period

Report row

Nitrate (Measured as Nitrogen)

Range in report
Range Low-High: 1.13 - 2.03 ppm
Highest Level Detected
2 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MCL: 10; MCLG: 10
Report-printed status
MEETS EPA STD: YES, as printed for this sample period

Source · Page 4

(2025) Water Quality Analysis

Typical source, as printed: Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks; sewage erosion of natural deposits.

Report row

Chlorine

Range in report
Range Low-High: 0.6 - 0.6 ppm
RAA
0.6 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MRDL: 4; MRDLG: 4
Report-printed status
MEETS EPA STANDARDS: YES, as printed for this sample period

Source · Page 5

Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products

Typical source, as printed: Water additive used to control microbes.

Source report notes

Source: Town of Silver City 2025 Water Quality Report. Retrieved 2026-07-10.

  • Applies to: Nitrate (Measured as Nitrogen), Chlorine

    The printed YES is scoped to this row and its displayed 2025 sample period.

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Violation Records

Violation records shown on this page

This section shows 0 system-scoped violation detail records currently included for Silver City Water System. Annual reports and current notices can use different timing and terminology.

No system-scoped violation detail records are included in the available reviewed records for this system. This is not an official compliance finding. Check the official utility, state, or EPA source for current compliance and notice information.

Important limitation

Profile summary note

This page summarizes public records reviewed by this site. It does not replace official notices, utility updates, or state drinking water information.

System profile limitations

  • This record is based on the official Town of Silver City water reports page, the 2025 Water Quality Report, and NMED Drinking Water Watch reviewed on June 10, 2026.
  • The 2025 report describes groundwater from Frank's Well Field, the Woodward Well Field, and the Gabby Hayes Well, drawing from the Gila-San Francisco and Mimbres water basins.
  • The 2025 report table uses a reported compliance column; this record does not convert that annual-report column into a live status claim.
  • Population served is from NMED Drinking Water Watch inventory context and does not confirm address-level service.
  • Address-level service can vary. Confirm the serving provider with a bill, account portal, utility, city, or state source.
  • This page may show summarized entries from available annual reports. It does not include a complete historical contaminant table.
  • This page shows summarized entries from the available report. It does not include a complete contaminant or violation table.
  • Missing fields are not findings. They mean the field is not shown on this page from the records currently available.
  • This page summarizes available public records. It may not include every update, notice, or urgent official advisory.

Latest Reviewed Report

Latest reviewed report found by this site

The 2025 report found for Silver City Water System summarizes a past reporting period. It is not a live alert page.

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2025 Water Quality Report

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The 2025 report link is available for Silver City Water System. Use the linked source report for the full table, definitions, footnotes, and official context. This page includes summarized entries from the available report. They are not a complete copy of the report table.

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Report year
2025
Summarized entries shown
2
Source name
Town of Silver City 2025 Water Quality Report
Source URL
Open report source
Source retrieved
2026-07-10
Last reviewed
2026-07-10

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Data coverage

This page summarizes selected public records for this public water system. It may not include every report, update, current notice, or address-level service detail.

Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Report-listed rows
2 summarized report entries shown
Detailed violation records
No detailed system-scoped records displayed
Population served
Listed from reviewed source
Service connections
Not listed in current record
City context
Silver City
County context
Not listed in current record

Local Context

City and state context for this system

Silver City Water System is linked here to Silver City for navigation. That relationship does not confirm the provider for a specific address; use a bill, utility portal, or official lookup source.

Linked local context

Linked communities
Silver City
County context
Not listed in current record
State context
New Mexico

Related Explainers

Related contaminants and guides

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Metals and inorganic chemicals

Nitrate

Nitrate is a regulated inorganic contaminant. Report labels often specify that the result is measured as nitrogen, and that basis must remain attached to the value and unit.

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