Belen
No. Tap water in Belen is high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice.
Is it safe?
Belen Water System
High risk
Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice
14 health-based violations began in the last 3 years. 8 are still unresolved.
Serves about 10,830 people.
Source water: groundwater.
Last health violation began 2025-12-21.
The violations involved Groundwater Rule, Arsenic, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS.
Source
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.
Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in Belen, New Mexico?
No. Tap water in Belen is high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice.
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.