Placitas Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP, Placitas's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP's results and do not make a verdict for Placitas. Check PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Water system
PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP
7 other systems also serve parts of Placitas. See their figures
People Served
355
Health-based violations since 2020
0
PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Placitas Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Placitas's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP, Placitas's water system, serves 355 people. 7 other systems also serve parts of Placitas. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP's.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in New Mexico
Placitas Water Service Areas
Fluoride in Placitas's water
The 5 largest of the 8 water systems serving Placitas, by population served.
NORTH RANCHOS DE PLACITAS W&SD
PWSID NM3546223
No fluoride level in our data for NORTH RANCHOS DE PLACITAS W&SD. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
LA MESA WATER COOP
PWSID NM3500123
No fluoride level in our data for LA MESA WATER COOP. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
ANASAZI TRAILS WATER CO-OP
PWSID NM3501523
No fluoride level in our data for ANASAZI TRAILS WATER CO-OP. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
RANCHOS DE PLACITAS SANITATION DISTRICT
PWSID NM3509423
No fluoride level in our data for RANCHOS DE PLACITAS SANITATION DISTRICT. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP
PWSID NM3576723
No fluoride level in our data for PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Placitas
No test results are on file for PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP, Placitas's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Placitas's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Placitas, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Placitas? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Sandoval County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Placitas
Placitas's tap water has an estimated 6.1 grains per gallon (104.8 mg/L, county sampling in Sandoval County) — moderately hard on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 6.1 gpg water in Placitas — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For New Mexico as a whole, read water softener cost in New Mexico — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Placitas Tap Water
No test results on file for PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP, Placitas's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP's results and do not make a verdict for Placitas. Check PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Spotted something off on this page?
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This form corrects our data; it does not reach PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP. For a problem with your water now (discolored water, no water, low pressure, a leak), contact PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP directly.
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