Salem County water hardness
Salem County's public systems draw from Delaware Valley groundwater, and private wells are common outside the boroughs.
Across the 3 Salem County municipalities with published figures, hardness averages 6.7 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 Penns Grove Service System, Penns Grove System.
3 of 3 records
| mg/L | Class | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carneys Point Township | 6.7 | 115 | Moderately Hard | Penns Grove Service System | NJ American Water CCR |
| Pedricktown | 6.7 | 115 | Moderately Hard | Penns Grove Service System | NJ American Water CCR |
| Penns Grove | 6.7 | 115 | Moderately Hard | Penns Grove System | NJ American Water CCR |
Every Salem 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 Salem County are Carneys Point Township water hardness at 6.7 gpg and Penns Grove at 6.7 gpg.