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Official source aggregationWater quality in Springer, NM 87747
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Colfax County.
1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Springer Water System
- Source water
- Surface water
- County
- Colfax County
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
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1 active health-based record
Measurements by utility
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2 systems
Serves 1,170 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.
Springer Water System
NM3526604 · Surface water · 1,170 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 (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
- Reported level
- 0.0038 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
25% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014
TTHM
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 0.117 MG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.08 MG/L
146% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (67)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | May 23, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 25, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Unaddressed | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 22, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 21, 2023 to Nov 9, 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Jun 18, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 22, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 13, 2022 to May 4, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 1, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 31, 2022 to May 4, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 1, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 25, 2022 to Jan 3, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 3, 2022 to Jan 3, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 30, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 7, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 15, 2021 to Jan 19, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 12, 2021 to Jul 13, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 30, 2021 to Jul 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 29, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 21, 2021 to Jul 1, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Archived | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
French Mdwca/swa
NM3500204 · Surface water · 209 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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
TTHM
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 0.083 MG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.08 MG/L
104% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Violation history (37)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 18, 2025 to Oct 12, 2025 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 28, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Addressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Addressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 17, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 13, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 16, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 21, 2023 to Nov 12, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 7, 2023 to May 13, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 28, 2022 to Nov 6, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 16, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 15, 2022 to May 13, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 28, 2022 to Feb 11, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 25, 2021 to Jul 28, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 28, 2021 to May 19, 2021 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 28, 2021 to May 19, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
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No responsible local estimate yet
We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 25 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.
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Water questions for Springer
Is tap water safe in Springer?+
EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
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.