Sandia Knolls Water System
EPA ID: NM3511001 · 1,098 people served · 3 ZIP codes
Water monitoring for Sandia Knolls Water System: clean, five years, 1,098 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 6 (2023) to 6 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Sandia Knolls Water System Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Sandia Knolls Water System serves a community with a median household income of $108,523 and an estimated 21,980 residents across its service area.
Environmental Justice Note: 33% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Sandia Knolls Water System's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Bernalillo County, New Mexico rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in New Mexico
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Sandia Knolls Water System (EPA ID: NM3511001) is a community water system in New Mexico that serves approximately 1,098 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 3 ZIP codes across 3 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 2 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 1 additional ZIP inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Sandia Knolls Water System (NM3511001) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sandia Knolls Water System water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Sandia Knolls Water System has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Sandia Knolls Water System serve?
Sandia Knolls Water System serves approximately 1,098 people across 3 ZIP codes in New Mexico.
Where does Sandia Knolls Water System get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.