Rio Rancho Tap Water Quality Report
Rio Rancho's water record shows 1 open health-based EPA violation. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES
People Served
98,085
Health-based violations since 2020
1 (1 open)
RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2025 · RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Rio Rancho Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Rio Rancho's water record shows 1 open health-based EPA violation.
RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES, Rio Rancho's water system, serves 98,085 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES is from Aug 2025.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES measured lithium at up to 467 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in New Mexico
Rio Rancho Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Rio Rancho, NM
We read Rio Rancho, NM’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 1 open health-based EPA violation
- 23 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, 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:
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What Rio Rancho's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Rio Rancho includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Rio Rancho, 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 Rio Rancho? 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 Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho's tap water measures 6.3 grains per gallon (107.0 mg/L) — moderately hard on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for 6.3 gpg water in Rio Rancho — 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 Rio Rancho Tap Water
Rio Rancho's water record shows 1 open health-based EPA violation. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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