Lincoln County, NM
The federal environmental record for Lincoln County (population 20,029): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
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federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
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TRI facilities
15
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron Mining Corp. | Carrizozo | deleted | 10/04/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lincoln with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| RUIDOSO WATER SYSTEM NM3513114 | PFBA: 5.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 95 tank facilities in Lincoln: 51 tanks in service and 220 closed. 46 fuel releases are on record, of which 15 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lincoln as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Lincoln, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CIMARRON MINING CORP.CARRIZOZO