Santa Fe, NM
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Santa Fe in New Mexico · Population: 155,175
Santa Fe, NM is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 0 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 33 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 15/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 0 lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 24 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 45 and a peak AQI of 101 in 2024, with 71% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 259 (71%) | 103 | 1 | 101 |
| 2023 | 284 (78%) | 78 | 0 | 84 |
| 2022 | 284 (78%) | 81 | 0 | 98 |
| 2021 | 275 (76%) | 87 | 2 | 113 |
| 2020 | 287 (78%) | 78 | 1 | 101 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in New Mexico, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (33)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SANTA FE WATER SYSTEM (CITY OF) | 90,810 | 1 |
| ELDORADO AREA WATER AND SANITATION DIST. | 7,082 | 0 |
| EPCOR WATER NEW MEXICO INC., EDGEWOOD | 6,795 | 0 |
| SANTA FE COUNTY SOUTH SECTOR | 6,775 | 1 |
| Pojoaque South | 3,644 | 3 |
| SANTA FE COUNTY WEST SECTOR | 3,150 | 1 |
| GLORIETA CAMPS | 2,700 | 20 |
| EL RITO REGIONAL WATER & WASTE WATER ASN | 1,200 | 0 |
| GREATER CHIMAYO MDWCA | 1,050 | 8 |
| Tesuque Pueblo | 657 | 2 |
| San Ildefonso Pueblo | 608 | 8 |
| EL VADITO DE LOS CERRILLOS WATER ASSOC | 461 | 9 |
| BISHOPS LODGE | 450 | 7 |
| CUATRO VILLAS MDWCA | 420 | 3 |
| SANTA CRUZ WATER ASSOCIATION | 394 | 94 |
| MADRID WATER | 315 | 0 |
| TRAILER RANCH SENIOR MOBILE HOME COMMUN. | 200 | 0 |
| HYDE PARK ESTATES WATER USERS ASSOC | 178 | 10 |
| GREATER GLORIETA REGIONAL MDC | 153 | 6 |
| RIO CHIQUITO MDWCA | 152 | 21 |
| LAMY MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER ASSOCIATION | 132 | 0 |
| HOMESTEAD MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY | 127 | 1 |
| VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK | 99 | 1 |
| RANCHITOS DE GALISTEO WUA | 94 | 0 |
| EDGEWOOD MEADOWS WATER CORP. | 89 | 5 |
| LONE STAR TRAILER RANCH | 77 | 9 |
| CANADA DE LOS ALAMOS MDWCA | 68 | 12 |
| ASI LA MAR TRAILER PARK | 61 | 0 |
| GLORIETA EAST WATER SUPPLY | 59 | 7 |
| WILD AND WOOLEY TRAILER RANCH | 59 | 2 |
| CUNDIYO MDWCA | 58 | 10 |
| LA VISTA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION | 37 | 0 |
| BUCKMAN REGIONAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT | 0 | 1 |
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What does this county environmental profile show?
This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.