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Water hardness in Roswell

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

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank
—
Matched utilities
4
Active health records
2

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.

Roswell Municipal Water System

NM3520203 · Groundwater · 54,025 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

2 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
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 (4)
Imported violation history for Roswell Municipal Water System
RuleStatusPeriod
E. COLIUnaddressedAug 16, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedUnaddressedJun 1, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedUnaddressedJun 1, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedJun 7, 2024 to Jun 11, 2024

Berrendo Cooperative Wua

NM3552903 · Groundwater · 4,304 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, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Berrendo Cooperative Wua
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeUnaddressedJun 4, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedApr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024

Cumberland Cooperative Wua

NM3520103 · Groundwater · 588 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, 2018 to Dec 31, 2020

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Cumberland Cooperative Wua
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Oct 6, 2022

Wild Willys Rv Park

NM3593003 · Groundwater · 142 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
0.0013 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2015

Violation history (4)
Imported violation history for Wild Willys Rv Park
RuleStatusPeriod
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 3, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 3, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Aug 18, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedJan 21, 2021 to Feb 16, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Roswell has 2 published ZIP profiles across Chaves County. The regional-evidence median is 588 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 588–588 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard1 ZIP

1 of 2 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
21.3 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/2

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Oct 28, 2020 to Oct 28, 2020.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Roswell

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 Roswell

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.