Bridgeport System water quality
Hard3 municipalities · Gloucester
Bridgeport System reports water hardness of 7.4 grains per gallon — 126 mg/L as calcium carbonate, hard on the USGS scale. Because the reading is taken on finished water leaving treatment, it is the figure for all 3 towns on this system rather than for any one of them.
Reported panel
| Hardness (grains per gallon) | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 126 |
| Classification | Hard |
| pH | Not reported in this excerpt -- re-check full CCR |
| Total dissolved solids | Not reported in CCR |
| Disinfectant residual | Chlorine: entry 0.53 (0.53-1.30) ppm; distribution 0.70 (0.12-0.78) ppm |
| Sodium | Not reported |
| Chloride | Not reported |
| Sulfate | Not reported |
| Fluoride | Naturally occurring (no numeric max given in this CCR) |
| Manganese | Not reported |
| Iron | Not reported |
Source: NJ American Water — Bridgeport System, 2025 CCR (PWS ID NJ0809001).
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is Bridgeport System water?
- Bridgeport System reports hardness of 7.4 grains per gallon (126 mg/L as calcium carbonate), which the USGS scale classifies as hard. The figure is a system-wide reading and applies to every municipality on the system.
- Which towns are served by Bridgeport System?
- 3 municipalities on file are served by Bridgeport System, across Gloucester County: Bridgeport, Logan Township, Repaupo.
- Why do towns on Bridgeport System publish the same hardness number?
- Hardness is measured at the treatment plant and at entry points to distribution, not street by street. Every town buying finished water from Bridgeport System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in Bridgeport System water?
- Bridgeport System has not published a sodium figure in the report on file. Anyone on a sodium-restricted diet should request the current year's report from the utility directly.
- Do I need a water softener on Bridgeport System water?
- At 7.4 gpg, ion-exchange softening is generally worth considering.
Get your own tap tested
System-wide figures describe finished water leaving the plant. A test at your own tap is what tells you the hardness, iron and pH your plumbing actually sees.
Hardness is a nuisance parameter, not a regulated health contaminant. See the Learn hub for treatment comparisons, or how these figures are sourced.