North Jersey District Water Supply water quality
Hard1 municipality · Hudson
North Jersey District Water Supply reports water hardness of 8.8 grains per gallon — 150 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) | 8.8 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 150 |
| 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 District Water Supply Commission — North Jersey District Water Supply, CCR.
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is North Jersey District Water Supply water?
- North Jersey District Water Supply reports hardness of 8.8 grains per gallon (150 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 North Jersey District Water Supply?
- 1 municipalities on file are served by North Jersey District Water Supply, across Hudson County: North Bergen.
- Why do towns on North Jersey District Water Supply 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 North Jersey District Water Supply therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in North Jersey District Water Supply water?
- North Jersey District Water Supply 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 North Jersey District Water Supply water?
- At 8.8 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.