Water Hardness Map Usa
Moderately hard 60.
Water hardness map usa. 2 click on a city to open a pop up box detailing its water hardness. Water hardness by city. Softest waters were in parts of new england the south atlantic gulf states the pacific northwest and hawaii. If you ve lived in an area where water is soft you might never have of heard of hard water but the fact is 80 of us has some level of water hardness.
Hardness data reflecting mostly calcium plus a little magnesium for individual drinking water suppliers is at the epa office of ground water and drinking water website. Water hardness map of the united states water hardness table of classifications and links to more information about water softening and effects. Culligan united states canada water problems hard water map. 1 click on a state to zoom in.
Modified from briggs j c and ficke j f 1977 quality of rivers of the united states 1975 water year based on the national stream quality accounting network nasqan. 0 17 1 ppm. View a national map of hardness in surface water on the usgs water hardness website. Water hardness map how to use the interactive water hardness map.
Map edited by usepa 2005. Water is carried into lake mead from the mineral dense colorado river resulting in 16 gpg of hard water for homes in the las vegas area. Colors represent streamflow from the hydrologic unit area. You can search your place by city name or zip code.
Acid corrosion acid stains. Tap water tastes bad. The state of new york s average water hardness is moderately hard. Slightly hard 17 1 60 ppm.
The following hard water map illustrates the varying zones of hardness across the usa. Iron in water rust stains. Here you will find the data of water hardness level of 460 cities in 50 states by zip code across the united states of america. Mean hardness as calcium carbonate at nasqan water monitoring sites during the 1975 water year.
4 click the arrow that is located at the top left corner of the map to zoom out. 3 click on an area without a city to open a pop up box detailing the average state water hardness.