City water profile

Water hardness in Albuquerque

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: 76 PPM below
Evidence comparison rank: #2 of 2
Matched utilities: 10
Active health records: 16

Your tap water

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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Albuquerque Water System

NM3510701 · Surface water · 560,326 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

University Of New Mexico

NM3575501 · Surface water · 35,000 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0014 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (9)

Imported violation history for University Of New Mexico
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Feb 28, 2026
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to May 5, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to May 5, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 19, 2023 to Jun 9, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Mar 29, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 19, 2021 to Mar 12, 2021

Kirtland Air Force Base

NM3567701 · Groundwater · 22,500 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 9.6e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

6% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Kirtland Air Force Base
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 16, 2023 to Sep 15, 2023
TTHM	Archived	Feb 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Feb 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023

Sandia Peak Utility

NM3562201 · Groundwater · 6,079 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0021 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

14% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Sandia Peak Utility
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Jul 8, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Jul 8, 2025

Tierra West Estates Mhp

NM3511701 · Groundwater · 1,447 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014

Violation history (7)

Imported violation history for Tierra West Estates Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 3, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Jun 3, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Feb 8, 2013
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Aug 16, 2012

Coronado Village Country Club

NM3553401 · Groundwater · 802 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.01 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

67% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

South Hills Water Company

NM3510201 · Groundwater · 506 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2016

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for South Hills Water Company
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Aug 11, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 25, 2021 to Jun 6, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 24, 2021 to Jun 6, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 25, 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Addressed	Oct 19, 1999

Desert Palms Mobile Home Park

NM3573501 · Groundwater · 270 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.002 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Desert Palms Mobile Home Park
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023

Green Acres Mobile Home Village

NM3548501 · Groundwater · 255 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.002 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Green Acres Mobile Home Village
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 11, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 17, 2023 to Jun 27, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 19, 2021 to Mar 12, 2021

Barcelona Mobile Home Park

NM3547501 · Surface water · 199 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

15 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013

Violation history (43)

Imported violation history for Barcelona Mobile Home Park
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 8, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026
Groundwater Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 13, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Apr 12, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Unaddressed	Oct 17, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Unaddressed	Oct 17, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	May 12, 2024 to Sep 3, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 3, 2024 to May 1, 2024
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Feb 14, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
Chlorine	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Aug 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023
TTHM	Resolved	Aug 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2023
Chlorine	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Chlorine	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Dec 19, 2021 to Jun 6, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 4, 2021 to Jun 6, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 24, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 22, 2021 to Jun 6, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to May 3, 2021
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Oct 6, 2019
Consumer Confidence Rule	Addressed	Jul 1, 2001

City summary

What the indexed records say

Albuquerque has 14 published ZIP profiles across Bernalillo County. The regional-evidence median is 121 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 121 PPM versus 197 PPM statewide.

Among the 2 New Mexicocities meeting the comparison standard, Albuquerque ranks #2from highest to lowest. Across all 195 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 18.3to 677.5 PPM.

The 121–128 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard14 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

14 of 14 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 5.6 miles
Profiles with evidence: 14/14

Confidence labels

High: 14Moderate: 0Low: 0

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Albuquerque

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.