Good Water Company is committed to providing the most sustainable water purification solutions available and to treating water as though development in the Santa Fe region will continue at (or in excess of) the present growth rate and that drought conditions will persist. Our water purification work is based on scientific principles, water testing and proven and certified solutions.

Northern Santa Fe County has the largest geologic and engineering database in the immediate Santa Fe region and both the geologic history and water chemistry data are well documented in the public record. The abundance of such data is a consequence of at least three major citizen concerns: water supply issues for the City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County, the AAMODT settlement, and the proximity of the area to Los Alamos National Laboratory. There are several excellent compilations of local geotechnical literature and water chemistry data.


Areas Where Specific Contaminants Exceed the EPA's MCL
(Interpreted Map of Public Record Data)

Source: Connell.NM Mines & Min. Resources, 2001.
Water, Watersheds and Land Use in New Mexico.
Note the geographic position of the Tesuque Formation (see yellow arrow), which is the principal aquifer in northern Santa Fe County.

In addition to public record water test data, Good Water Company is custodian of some 3,000 water tests which are not published. We are in the process of constructing a map which shows areas of concentration of contaminants with significant health implications. The map above is based on public record data.

We will continue to update this section of our website and we hope that the information presented here will be useful to you. Please contact us with any questions or comments.

Uranium, Radium, Hydrogen Sulfide, Iron, Iron Bacteria

Eldorado Municipal Water System:
Hardness, and High Chlorination
Private Wells:
Potential Contaminants: Arsenic, High pH, Sediment, Bacteria, Uranium

Museum Hill and Surrounding Area Wells
Potential Contaminants:
Arsenic, Uranium & Hardness

Wilderness Gate, Atalaya, St. John's College Area
Potential Contaminants:
Uranium, Iron Bacteria, Hardness

Las Campanas/Aldea:
Hardness

La Tierra (mostly private wells):
Arsenic, Heavy Silt, Sediment, Hardness

Tesuque
Water Issues:
Sand, Sediment, Hardness

EPA recommends:
Testing private wells annually for nitrates, coliform bacteria, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and pH levels to detect contamination problems early.