Water Utility

Green Ridge Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association Inc.

Location Tijeras, New Mexico,
NM
Serves 154
Source Groundwater
PWS ID NM3502401

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.43 ppb No Legal Limit
24x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 2.78 ppb No Legal Limit
5.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb
This Utility: 0.343 ppb No Legal Limit
11x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.25 ppb No Legal Limit
23x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.625 ppb No Legal Limit
3.1x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb
This Utility: 10.6 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.968 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
9.7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 7.1 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
47x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.645 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.0167 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.02 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 7 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 8 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+3 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Fluoride
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
Chloroform
Nitrate and nitrite
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

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