Utility-reported hardness
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in Albuquerque, NM 87120
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Bernalillo County.
16 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Albuquerque Water System
- Source water
- Surface water + Groundwater
- County
- Bernalillo County
- Profile updated
Your tap water
What does the utility report?
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.
Find an official utility report →At a glance
What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
16 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
10 systems
Serves 560,326 people system-wide
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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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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)
| 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 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
121
PPM as CaCO₃
Hard
PPM
121
GPG
7.1
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
121 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
121
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
7.1
1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM
How to use regional evidence
These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.
USGS sites used
7
Nearest site
7.8 mi
Observation range
Aug 7, 2017–Mar 12, 2026
Regional evidence confidence
High
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: RIO GRANDE AT ALAMEDA BRIDGE AT ALAMEDA, NM (Stream).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.
Regional context
Is 87120 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Albuquerque median
121 PPM
About the same14 indexed ZIP readings · Range 121–128 PPM
New Mexico median
206 PPM
85 PPM lower157 indexed ZIP readings · Range 2.1–1435 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
Confirm the problem before choosing treatment
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
Confirm the serving system
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
Read the current utility report
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →Test for the decision you face
Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.
Convert your hardness test result →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in Albuquerque
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for Albuquerque
Is tap water safe in Albuquerque?+
EPA ECHO reports 16 active health-based violations among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.