Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationRegional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Chaves County.
Your tap water
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
EPA quarter 2026Q2
Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
Ask your provider or test your tap
All possible systems
Review needed
3 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
4 systems
Serves 1,292 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
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.
NM3519903 · Groundwater · 1,292 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 →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.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Oct 12, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 8, 2021 |
NM3510403 · Groundwater · 439 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 →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.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
47% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 6, 2022 |
NM3552803 · Groundwater · 280 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
3 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →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.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
7% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 29, 2025 to Oct 22, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Apr 18, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Unaddressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 13, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 24, 2022 to Oct 14, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 21, 2022 to Jul 27, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 26, 2022 to Jul 27, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 23, 2022 to Jul 27, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 19, 2021 to Jul 27, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 18, 2021 to Jul 27, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 27, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 16, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 21, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 14, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 13, 2021 to Mar 12, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Apr 2, 2013 |
NM3519803 · Groundwater · 246 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 →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.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
21% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022 |
Hardness meter
418.5
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
418.5
GPG
24.5
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
418.5 PPM
Parts per million
418.5
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
24.5
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
2
Nearest site
20.9 mi
Observation range
Aug 18, 2021–Sep 4, 2024
Regional evidence confidence
Moderate
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: 17S.26E.08.432 (Well).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
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Hagerman median
419 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 418.5–418.5 PPM
New Mexico median
206 PPM
213 PPM higher157 indexed ZIP readings · Range 2.1–1435 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
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.
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →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 →Frequently asked
EPA ECHO reports 3 active health-based violations among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
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.