We read 7 results from Gallup Water System’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 20,880 people · Water system ID NM3508317 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)as reported · range 2.8 to 2.8 · Wells / Navajo-Gallup supply · 2025 report, page 2 | 2.8 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)as reported · range 1.22 to 1.22 · Wells / Navajo-Gallup supply · 2025 report, page 2 | 1.22 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Chlorineas reported · range 0.7 to 1 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 2 | 1 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.04 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)as reported · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 2 | 2 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 18 to 41.6 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 2 | 42 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Nitrate (as N)as reported · range 0.06 to 0.11 · Wells / Navajo-Gallup supply · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.11 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper. 1 number we weren’t sure about is held back until a person checks.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Gallup Water System’s water between Jul 2023 and Aug 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium40.9 ppbFound in 6 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity), Radium (combined 226 + 228)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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