soto cano air base

DRINKING WATER

The Army is committed to ensuring quality drinking water is provided to its Soldiers, family members, and DoD civilian workforce. The Army and other purveyors (e.g. Privatized water system partners) perform proactive sampling on its drinking water systems for PFOS and/or PFOA IAW Army Policy.

On April 26, 2024, the EPA published a final federal National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) establishing drinking water standards for certain PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This rule applies to public drinking water systems and includes enforceable Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) to include 4 ppt for PFOS and 4 ppt for PFOA. The rule provides five years for regulated public water systems to comply. The Army continues to collect necessary sampling information and is taking actions to ensure compliance with the required 5-year timeframe. For the latest Drinking Water sampling results, please see the OSD PFAS On-base drinking water database https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/eer/ecc/pfas/data/onbase-drinking-water.html

Status: Bottled water is the main source of drinking water at Soto Cano Air Base; however, local water is used in the dining facility and has been placed on a carbon filter. The Army will continue to sample and monitor the water in the dining facility to ensure the EPA lifetime health advisory levels are not exceeded.

Type of drinking water systems: Army-owned

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Water Quality Reports

Last reviewed/updated: 7/22/2025