Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in Malaga, NM 88263
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Eddy County.
No active health-based violation reported
- Largest possible serving system
- Malaga Mdwc Swa
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Eddy 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
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
1 system
Serves 868 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.
Malaga Mdwc Swa
NM3521208 · Groundwater · 868 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, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013
Violation history (20)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 16, 2024 to Mar 3, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 22, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 21, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 12, 2023 to Jan 12, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Sep 26, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Sep 14, 2023 to Oct 14, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Jul 29, 2023 to Aug 24, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 18, 2023 to Jul 18, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Feb 15, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Nov 18, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 20, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 29, 2021 to Feb 16, 2021 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
896
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
896
GPG
52.4
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
896 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
896
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
52.4
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
4
Nearest site
13.7 mi
Observation range
Nov 2, 2023–Jun 30, 2025
Regional evidence confidence
Moderate
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: 23S.27E.23.114 (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
Is 88263 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Malaga median
896 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 896–896 PPM
New Mexico median
206 PPM
690 PPM higher157 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
Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.
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 →Frequently asked
Water questions for Malaga
Is tap water safe in Malaga?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
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.