Little Falls System water quality
Moderately Hard1 municipality · Passaic
Little Falls System reports water hardness of 3.7 grains per gallon — 64 mg/L as calcium carbonate, moderately hard on the USGS scale. Because the reading is taken on finished water leaving treatment, it is the figure for all 1 town on this system rather than for any one of them.
Reported panel
| Hardness (grains per gallon) | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 64 |
| Classification | Moderately 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 — Little Falls System, CCR.
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is Little Falls System water?
- Little Falls System reports hardness of 3.7 grains per gallon (64 mg/L as calcium carbonate), which the USGS scale classifies as moderately hard. The figure is a system-wide reading and applies to every municipality on the system.
- Which towns are served by Little Falls System?
- 1 municipalities on file are served by Little Falls System, across Passaic County: Little Falls.
- Why do towns on Little Falls 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 Little Falls System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in Little Falls System water?
- Little Falls 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 Little Falls System water?
- At 3.7 gpg, softening is optional — a maintenance and comfort decision rather than a necessary one.
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.