City water profile

Water hardness in Maxwell

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Maxwell, New Mexico.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 2
Active health records: 1

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.

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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.

Maxwell Water System

NM3526404 · Groundwater · 340 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

Above action level

Reported level: 0.017 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

113% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (22)

Imported violation history for Maxwell Water System
Rule	Status	Period
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 2, 2026
Public Notice	Resolved	Apr 12, 2024 to May 30, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 3, 2024 to May 30, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 17, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Sep 23, 2022 to Aug 9, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 31, 2022 to Nov 13, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 27, 2022 to Jul 7, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Dec 19, 2021 to Aug 17, 2022
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 8, 2021 to Jul 22, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Aug 18, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021

Maxwell Cooperative Water Users Assoc

NM3510104 · Groundwater · 261 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, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for Maxwell Cooperative Water Users Assoc
Rule	Status	Period
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 23, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 23, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 23, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2025 to Aug 12, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Jun 16, 2023

City summary

What the indexed records say

Maxwell has 1 published ZIP profile across Colfax County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: unavailable to unavailable.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Maxwell

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ZIP code

87728

No estimate

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Confidence: —

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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 Maxwell

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.