Environmental Health Division

The Environmental Health Division conducts its diverse programs through offices in twenty-three cities representing a geographical and demographic cross-section of the state. The EHD Field offices are divided into four districts with boundaries that generally depict the four quadrants of the state.

District I - Albuquerque

District II - Santa Fe

District III - Las Cruces

District IV - Roswell

District V - Grants

 

The majority of the Environmental Health Division's (EHD) work is concentrated in six programs. Drinking water supplies are coordinated by the Drinking Water Bureau. The office of the EHD Director coordinates the remaining five programs: Liquid Waste, Food Service and Processors, Public Swimming Pool and Public Bath Safety and Sanitation. Vector Control (plague, hantavirus and other vector borne diseases) has been transferred to the Department of Health’s Office of Epidemiology and more recently, the Radiation Protection Program for Radioactive Material Licenses, Indoor Radon Outreach, X-Ray Technologist Certification and WIPP Emergency Response Training Programs have been consolidated into the Radiation Control Bureau. Additionally the EHD Field offices review plans and specifications for proposed water supply systems and wastewater treatment systems.

The Division also assists counties in the planning and review process for subdivision development. In this capacity, staff provides input in the areas of water quality, and the disposal of liquid and solid waste.

The office of the Director also provides regulation development and coordination with federal agencies and local agencies within the state on established food safety practices. The office is also responsible for preparation of standard operation procedures, regulatory development and performance of EHD Field staff audits to standardize EHD Field food safety activities in the division. For further information, visit the New Mexico Environment Department Food Program Web page.

A major objective of the Environmental Health Division is to facilitate the programs and efforts of other Department programs directed from the central office in Santa Fe. To help achieve this objective, Division operations include administrative supervision of EHD Field efforts in the Underground Storage Tank, Hazardous and Radioactive Waste, Air Quality, Surface Water, Ground Water and Solid Waste Programs.

New Mexico Environment Department Environmental Health Division Harold Runnels Building 1190 St. Francis Drive / P.O. Drawer 5469 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-5469 (505) 476-8600 Fax (505) 476 8654.

 

District I - District I - located in the center of New Mexico and encompasses five counties: Bernalillo, Lincoln, Sandoval, Torrance and Southwest Santa Fe. District I shares responsibility for Santa Fe County with District II.

Albuquerque (District Office) 5500 San Antonio Dr., NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone - (505) 222-9500 Rio Rancho 4359 Jager Drive NE, Suite B Rio Rancho, NM 87144 Phone - (505) 771-5980 FAX - (505) 771-5981 Ruidoso 1216 E. Mechem, Building 2 Ruidoso, NM 88345 Phone - (575) 258-3272 Fax - (575) 258-4891

 

District II - located in northeastern New Mexico and encompasses nine counties: Colfax, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, San Miguel, Taos, and Union. District 2 shares responsibility for San Miguel County with District IV.

Santa Fe (District Office) 2540 Camino Edward Ortiz Santa Fe, NM 87507 Phone - (505) 827-1840 Fax - (505) 827-1839 Espanola 705 La Joya Street Espanola, NM 87532 Phone - (505) 753-7256 Fax - (505) 753-1840 Las Vegas 505 National Ave, Suite 3 Las Vegas, NM 87701 Phone - (505) 425-6764 Fax - (505) 425-6604 Raton 1243 South Second Street Raton, NM 87740 Phone - (575) 445-3621 Fax - (575) 445-3376 Taos P.O. Box 208 105 Bertha Suite B Taos, NM 87571 Phone - (575) 758-8808 Fax - (575) 758-9851

 

District III - located in southwestern New Mexico and encompasses seven counties: Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, and Sierra. District 3 shares responsibility for Chaves county with District 4.

Las Cruces (District Office) 1170 North Solano Drive, Suite M Las Cruces, NM 88001 Phone - (575) 524-6300 Fax - (575) 526-3891 Alamogordo 1015 Cuba Avenue Alamogordo, NM 88310 Phone - (575) 437-7115 Fax - (575) 434-1813 Deming [map it] 405 East Florida Street Deming, NM 88030 (575) 546-1464 Fax - (575) 546-9075 Silver City 3082 32nd Street By-Pass Road Suite D Silver City, NM 88061 Phone - (575) 388-1934 Fax - (575) 388-3258

 

District IV - located in southeastern New Mexico and encompasses nine counties: Chavez, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea, Quay, and Roosevelt. District 4 shares responsibility for San Miguel county with District 2.

Roswell (District Office) 1914 W. Second Roswell, NM 88201 Phone - (575) 624-6046 Fax - (575) 624-2023 Carlsbad 406 N. Guadalupe Carlsbad, NM 88220 Phone - (575) 885-9023 Fax - (575) 887-9283 Clovis 100 E. Manana, Unit 3 Clovis, NM 88101 Phone - (575) 762-3728 Fax - (575) 769-2527 Hobbs 726 E. Michigan - Suite 165 Hobbs, NM 88240 Phone - (575) 393-4302 Fax - (575) 393-0906 Tucumcari P.O. Box 1081 / 113 W. Center Tucumcari, NM 88401 Phone - (575) 461-1671 Fax - (575) 461-1864

 

District V - located in northwestern New Mexico and encompasses seven counties: Catron, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Socorro and Valencia. District 5 shares responsibility for Rio Arriba county with District 2.

Los Lunas – (District Office) 1052 Main NE, Suite C Los Lunas, NM 87031 Phone - (505) 841-5280 FAX - (505) 841-5284 Farmington 3400 Messina Drive, Suite 5000 Farmington, NM 87402 Phone - (505) 327-9851 FAX - (505) 326-3747 Gallup 905 Metro Avenue Gallup, NM 87301 Phone - (505) 722-4160 FAX - (505) 863-2664 Grants 1014 West High Street, Ste A Grants, NM 87020 Phone - (505) 287-8845 FAX - (505) 287-3415 Socorro 198 Neel Avenue Socorro, NM 87801 Phone - (575) 835-1287 Fax - (575) 835-1287

Drinking Water Bureau - (505) 476-8620 or 1-877-654-8720 toll free

The NMED Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) is responsible for carrying out mandates of the Safe Drinking Water Act and implementing the federally funded Public Water Supply Supervision Program (PWSS). The DWB protects drinking water quality by providing technical assistance, system oversight, and source water protection to New Mexico's public water systems.

Drinking Water Compliance Section - The Drinking Water Compliance Section is responsible for enforcing the mandates of the Safe Drinking Water Act. This includes making sure public water supply systems are in compliance with the levels set forth in the act and dealing with all lead and copper issues. This section also provides training, technical assistance, information to the EHD Field offices. Section staff also write regulations, policy and guidance for the EHD Field staff.

Drinking Water Protection Section - The Drinking Water Protection Section is responsible for protecting the water supply of the State of New Mexico through the following programs:

Wellhead Protection Program - a program to help communities protect their drinking water supplies by protecting land areas around wells and source water.

Vulnerability Assessment Program - Six EHD Field offices perform vulnerability assessments and results are used to grant testing waivers for water systems or identify sources at risk. A vulnerability assessment is a study of a drinking water well and its surrounding geological and hydrological make-up, to determine if external factors would cause contamination of drinking water.

Water Fair Program - provides testing of private water wells for nitrates, sulfates, iron, and total dissolved solids at water fairs, which are held regularly throughout the state.