Valencia, NM tap water
Part of Valencia is supplied by Los Lunas Water System, plus 1 other utility. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Utility water here is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate2.4–220 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 12 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2001–2017).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate144–414 ppm
Typical 243 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2006–2017).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate102–321 ppm
Typical 155 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2006–2017).
pH
Area estimate7.3–8
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2001–2023).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate234–719 ppm
Typical 473 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2006–2017).
Who supplies Valencia, NM
Los Lunas Water System
Serves 11% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Trails End MHP
Serves 6% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
We couldn't fully map which utility serves Valencia. These numbers come from the utilities we matched, which serve about 17% of residents.
Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.
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