Passaic County water hardness
Passaic County is served largely by the Passaic Valley Water Commission's surface supply, with Wayne and a few others running their own wells.
Across the 5 Passaic County municipalities with published figures, hardness averages 4.2 grains per gallon — moderately hard water on the USGS scale. Because most towns here buy treated water rather than produce it, neighbouring municipalities on the same system report the same number; the systems represented below are PVWC system, Little Falls System, Wayne Township municipal system.
5 of 5 records
| mg/L | Class | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 4.7 | 81 | Moderately Hard | PVWC system | Passaic Valley Water Commission CCR |
| Little Falls | 3.7 | 64 | Moderately Hard | Little Falls System | NJ American Water CCR |
| Passaic | 4.7 | 81 | Moderately Hard | PVWC system | Passaic Valley Water Commission CCR |
| Paterson | 4.7 | 81 | Moderately Hard | PVWC system | Passaic Valley Water Commission CCR |
| Wayne | 3 | 52 | Slightly Hard | Wayne Township municipal system | Wayne Township CCR 2025 |
Every Passaic County town page
Each municipality has its own page with the reported figure, the system that supplies it, what the level means in practice locally, and the report the number was read from.
The extremes in Passaic County are Clifton water hardness at 4.7 gpg and Wayne at 3 gpg.