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Water hardness in Placitas

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

Utility-reported hardness

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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
10
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.

North Ranchos De Placitas W&sd

NM3546223 · Groundwater · 659 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
8.0e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (12)
Imported violation history for North Ranchos De Placitas W&sd
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeUnaddressedOct 24, 2025
Public NoticeUnaddressedJan 18, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 7, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 7, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 7, 2024 to May 2, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 7, 2024 to May 2, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 7, 2024 to Apr 16, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 7, 2024 to Jun 4, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedAddressedOct 17, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSAddressedOct 17, 2024
Groundwater RuleResolvedSep 11, 2024 to Jun 4, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-basedResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Jul 26, 2024

La Mesa Water Coop

NM3500123 · Groundwater · 650 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
5.7e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

4% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2022

Violation history (0)

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

Las Acequias De Placitas

NM3509323 · Groundwater · 596 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
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Las Acequias De Placitas
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Mar 4, 2026
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Mar 4, 2026

Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op

NM3501523 · Groundwater · 400 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 (2)

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
0.0022 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

15% of the listed benchmark

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

Arsenic

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
0.011 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level
0.01 MG/L

110% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022

Violation history (7)
Imported violation history for Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeResolvedApr 13, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedOct 8, 2022 to Feb 3, 2024
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021

Ranchos De Placitas Sanitation District

NM3509423 · Groundwater · 374 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
6.8e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Ranchos De Placitas Sanitation District
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Aug 8, 2023
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Jul 16, 2021

Placitas Trails Water Coop

NM3576723 · Groundwater · 355 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
0.0024 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

16% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (6)
Imported violation history for Placitas Trails Water Coop
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeUnaddressedSep 27, 2024
Public NoticeUnaddressedAug 5, 2018
Public NoticeUnaddressedOct 21, 2012
Public NoticeUnaddressedApr 26, 2012
Public NoticeUnaddressedFeb 12, 2012
Public NoticeUnaddressedOct 28, 2011

Overlook Water Co-Op Inc

NM3500323 · Groundwater · 209 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
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2020

Violation history (0)

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

Desert Sky Mountain Water Cooperative

NM3501223 · Groundwater · 177 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 (2)

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
0.0023 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

15% of the listed benchmark

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

Arsenic

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
0.029 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level
0.01 MG/L

290% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (18)
Imported violation history for Desert Sky Mountain Water Cooperative
RuleStatusPeriod
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedSep 25, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedJul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedApr 1, 2025
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedMar 15, 2025 to Mar 11, 2025
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedJan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 21, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 21, 2025
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedOct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedSep 29, 2024
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedJul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedApr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedJan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedDec 30, 2023
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedDec 30, 2020
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedDec 30, 2017

Cedar Creek Water Cooperative Inc

NM3500423 · Groundwater · 141 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, 2018 to Dec 31, 2020

Violation history (6)
Imported violation history for Cedar Creek Water Cooperative Inc
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeResolvedAug 24, 2025 to Aug 27, 2025
E. COLIResolvedJul 18, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedResolvedDec 13, 2024 to Jul 30, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 28, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 28, 2025
Groundwater RuleResolvedSep 17, 2024 to Oct 24, 2024

Vista De Oro De Placitas Water Users Coo

NM3500623 · Groundwater · 138 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
0.0041 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

27% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (0)

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

City summary

What the indexed records say

Placitas has 1 published ZIP profile across Sandoval County. The regional-evidence median is 229 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

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 hard1 ZIP

1 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
4.3 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 1Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Jul 11, 2016 to Sep 4, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Placitas

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

Questions people ask

About water in Placitas

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.