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Water hardness in Truth Or Consequences

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 2
Active health records: 3

Your tap water

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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.

Truth Or Consequences

NM3514327 · Groundwater · 6,783 people served system-wide

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

3 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: 8.6e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

6% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (19)

Imported violation history for Truth Or Consequences
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 30, 2025 to Dec 28, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Sep 29, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Sep 29, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Unaddressed	Sep 29, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Groundwater RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 29, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Chlorine	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021

Desertaire Water Company

NM3520027 · Groundwater · 45 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025

Fluoride

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 6.5 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 4 MG/L

163% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026

Violation history (84)

Imported violation history for Desertaire Water Company
Rule	Status	Period
Groundwater Rule	Resolved	Jan 11, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Public Notice	Resolved	Dec 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Sep 29, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Jun 28, 2025 to Nov 14, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Jun 17, 2025 to Sep 26, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Apr 24, 2025 to Nov 5, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Apr 1, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 18, 2025 to Jun 6, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 9, 2024 to Jun 6, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Nov 19, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 9, 2024 to Jun 6, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 3, 2024
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	May 25, 2024 to Nov 14, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	May 9, 2024 to Jun 6, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Sep 3, 2024
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Sep 29, 2023 to Dec 8, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 8, 2023 to Oct 4, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Sep 3, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 6, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 6, 2022 to Aug 26, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jun 12, 2022 to Feb 7, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Apr 11, 2022 to Apr 11, 2022
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 23, 2022 to Jul 26, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jan 2, 2022 to Aug 11, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Dec 3, 2021 to Aug 11, 2025
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 5, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 23, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
FluorideHealth-based	Archived	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Jan 28, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	May 16, 2021 to May 11, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	May 7, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Oct 20, 2013
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Aug 10, 2013
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Jul 20, 2013
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Jan 17, 2013
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Oct 10, 2010

City summary

What the indexed records say

Truth Or Consequences has 2 published ZIP profiles across Sierra County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

The —–— 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 hard0 ZIPs

0 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: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/2

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: unavailable to unavailable.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Truth Or Consequences

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ZIP code

87901

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Confidence: —

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ZIP code

87935

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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 Truth Or Consequences

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.