Union Beach System water quality
Moderately Hard1 municipality · Monmouth
Union Beach System reports water hardness of 5.1 grains per gallon — 88 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) | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 88 |
| Classification | Moderately Hard |
| pH | Not reported in CCR |
| Total dissolved solids | Not reported in CCR |
| Disinfectant residual | Chloramine (entry point 0.75-3.50 ppm; distribution avg 1.62 ppm) |
| Sodium | 4.1 to 69.9 ppm (avg ~69.9 max) |
| Chloride | up to 119 ppm |
| Sulfate | up to 29.6 ppm |
| Fluoride | up to 0.52 ppm |
| Manganese | up to 34 ppb |
| Iron | up to 0.31 ppm |
Source: NJ American Water — Union Beach System, 2025 CCR (PWS ID NJ1345001).
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is Union Beach System water?
- Union Beach System reports hardness of 5.1 grains per gallon (88 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 Union Beach System?
- 1 municipalities on file are served by Union Beach System, across Monmouth County: Union Beach.
- Why do towns on Union Beach 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 Union Beach System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in Union Beach System water?
- Union Beach System reports sodium at 4.1 to 69.9 ppm (avg ~69.9 max). That matters for anyone on a sodium-restricted diet, and it is also what rises if an ion-exchange softener is added downstream.
- Do I need a water softener on Union Beach System water?
- At 5.1 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.