Sandoval, NM
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Environmental data for Sandoval in New Mexico · Population: 151,538
Sandoval, NM is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 4 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 41 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 148.2K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 33 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 44 and a peak AQI of 122 in 2024, with 75% 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 | 271 (75%) | 90 | 2 | 122 |
| 2023 | 270 (79%) | 70 | 0 | 87 |
| 2022 | 295 (82%) | 64 | 1 | 101 |
| 2021 | 271 (76%) | 83 | 3 | 119 |
| 2020 | 271 (76%) | 82 | 5 | 119 |
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 (41)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES | 107,350 | 0 |
| LOS ALAMOS MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM | 25,000 | 0 |
| BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM | 10,948 | 2 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | 5,455 | 3 |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 4,335 | 1 |
| San Felipe Black Mesa Casino | 3,789 | 1 |
| Jemez Pueblo | 3,200 | 5 |
| CUBA WATER SYSTEM | 1,789 | 62 |
| JEMEZ SPRINGS DWUA | 1,385 | 109 |
| Cochiti Pueblo | 1,200 | 2 |
| Zia Pueblo | 771 | 38 |
| Santa Ana Eastside | 759 | 1 |
| REGINA MDWCA | 705 | 64 |
| PENA BLANCA WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT | 700 | 7 |
| NORTH RANCHOS DE PLACITAS W&SD | 659 | 25 |
| LA MESA WATER COOP | 650 | 0 |
| LAS ACEQUIAS DE PLACITAS | 596 | 3 |
| PONDEROSA MDWCA | 567 | 2 |
| Sandia Pueblo | 497 | 0 |
| LA JARA WATER USERS ASSOCIATION | 458 | 14 |
| Cochiti Lake | 450 | 8 |
| ALGODONES WUA | 411 | 69 |
| RANCHOS DE PLACITAS SANITATION DISTRICT | 374 | 6 |
| SAN LUIS CABEZON MDWCA | 320 | 6 |
| CANON MDWCA | 320 | 0 |
| SIERRA LOS PINOS HOA | 300 | 9 |
| OVERLOOK WATER CO-OP INC | 209 | 2 |
| OLD SANDIA PARK SERVICE CO-OP | 200 | 2 |
| DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE | 187 | 51 |
| PUEBLO LOS CERROS | 180 | 19 |
| SAN YSIDRO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM | 166 | 102 |
| SILE MDWCA | 154 | 17 |
| CEDAR CREEK WATER COOPERATIVE INC | 141 | 7 |
| VISTA DE ORO DE PLACITAS WATER USERS COO | 138 | 0 |
| PLACITAS WEST WATER CO-OP | 106 | 25 |
| Former Pueblo Pintado Boarding School BIA | 103 | 10 |
| FOX HILLS WATER USERS ASSOC | 69 | 0 |
| LAS COLONIAS MHP | 49 | 5 |
| ORCHARD ESTATES FLMDWC & SW | 40 | 1 |
| LA BAJADA MDWCA | 40 | 7 |
| PINON RIDGE WUA | 29 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (4)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intel Corp - Rio Rancho | 146.5K lbs |
| 2 | Dhf Technical Products LLC | 1.5K lbs |
| 3 | American Gypsum - Bernalillo | 210 lbs |
| 4 | Rinker Albuquerque Pipe | 0 lbs |
Cities in Sandoval (2)
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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.