Mount Olive/West Jersey System water quality
Hard1 municipality · Morris
Mount Olive/West Jersey System reports water hardness of 9.4 grains per gallon — 160 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 1 town on this system rather than for any one of them.
Reported panel
| Hardness (grains per gallon) | 9.4 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 160 |
| 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 — Mount Olive/West Jersey System, CCR.
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is Mount Olive/West Jersey System water?
- Mount Olive/West Jersey System reports hardness of 9.4 grains per gallon (160 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 Mount Olive/West Jersey System?
- 1 municipalities on file are served by Mount Olive/West Jersey System, across Morris County: Mount Olive.
- Why do towns on Mount Olive/West Jersey 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 Mount Olive/West Jersey System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in Mount Olive/West Jersey System water?
- Mount Olive/West Jersey 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 Mount Olive/West Jersey System water?
- At 9.4 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.