Harrison System water quality
Hard2 municipalities · Gloucester, Hudson
Harrison System reports water hardness of 8.2 grains per gallon — 140 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 2 towns on this system rather than for any one of them.
Reported panel
| Hardness (grains per gallon) | 8.2 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 140 |
| Classification | Hard |
| pH | Not reported |
| Total dissolved solids | Not reported |
| Disinfectant residual | Not reported |
| Sodium | Not reported |
| Chloride | Not reported |
| Sulfate | Not reported |
| Fluoride | Not reported |
| Manganese | Not reported |
| Iron | Not reported |
Source: NJ American Water — Harrison System, CCR.
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is Harrison System water?
- Harrison System reports hardness of 8.2 grains per gallon (140 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 Harrison System?
- 2 municipalities on file are served by Harrison System, across Gloucester, Hudson Counties: Harrison, Mullica Hill.
- Why do towns on Harrison 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 Harrison System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in Harrison System water?
- Harrison 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 Harrison System water?
- At 8.2 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.