ITC/County Oaks System water quality
Hard2 municipalities · Morris
ITC/County Oaks System reports water hardness of 9.6 grains per gallon — 164 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) | 9.6 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 164 |
| 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 — ITC/County Oaks System, CCR.
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is ITC/County Oaks System water?
- ITC/County Oaks System reports hardness of 9.6 grains per gallon (164 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 ITC/County Oaks System?
- 2 municipalities on file are served by ITC/County Oaks System, across Morris County: Country Oaks (Mount Olive Twp), International Trade Center (Mount Olive Twp).
- Why do towns on ITC/County Oaks 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 ITC/County Oaks System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in ITC/County Oaks System water?
- ITC/County Oaks 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 ITC/County Oaks System water?
- At 9.6 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.