City water profile

Water hardness in Ruidoso

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: 91 PPM above
Evidence comparison rank: #1 of 2
Matched utilities: 4
Active health records: 0

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.

Ruidoso Water System

NM3513114 · Surface water · 15,947 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: 0.0041 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

27% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 0.258 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.08 MG/L

323% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Ruidoso Water System
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Resolved	May 2, 2021 to May 3, 2021
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Unaddressed	Jun 2, 2016
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Dec 31, 2012

Alpine Village W And Sd

NM3558014 · Groundwater · 60 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: 0.0035 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

23% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (0)

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

Safe Haven Rv Park

NM3521114 · Groundwater · 58 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: 5.0e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

3% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Safe Haven Rv Park
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 6, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 6, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Aug 18, 2021

Cedar Creek Mutual Water Consumers Assoc

NM3558214 · Groundwater · 53 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: 0.011 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

73% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Cedar Creek Mutual Water Consumers Assoc
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Addressed	Jan 1, 1997

City summary

What the indexed records say

Ruidoso has 4 published ZIP profiles across Lincoln County. The regional-evidence median is 288 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 288 PPM versus 197 PPM statewide.

Among the 2 New Mexicocities meeting the comparison standard, Ruidoso ranks #1from highest to lowest. Across all 195 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 18.3to 677.5 PPM.

The 287.5–287.5 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard4 ZIPs

4 of 4 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 2.9 miles
Profiles with evidence: 4/4

Confidence labels

High: 3Moderate: 1Low: 0

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 Ruidoso

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.