Rio Rancho residents can keep drinking straight from the tap — the city’s water met every federal and state safety standard in 2025 — but a paperwork slip means one well is still waiting on a minor fix that was due back in March, according to the city’s newly released Consumer Confidence Report.
The report, released in late June and covering calendar year 2025, found no contaminant exceeding federal action levels across arsenic, lead, copper, nitrate and dozens of other tested substances. The one blemish: a routine 2022 state inspection flagged Well #7 for lacking a corrosion-resistant vent screen, with a fix due by March 2026.
“An extension to the March 2026 timeframe to address was not requested by the necessary timeline,” said Ludella Awad, communications specialist for the City of Rio Rancho. Awad said the vent change is now scheduled for fall 2026 as part of a broader Well #7 rehabilitation project…