Orange, CT water hardness

Tap water hardness
46mg/L
2.7gpg
Soft

Reported by Regional Water Authority · October 2025

CT typical
53 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Orange carries roughly 46 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.7 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Regional Water Authority, dated October 2025.

Orange on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CT typical 53West Haven: 46 mg/LWest Haven 46Milford: 46 mg/LMilford 46Ansonia: 46 mg/LAnsonia 46New Haven: 46 mg/LNew Haven 46East Haven: 46 mg/LEast Haven 46Derby: 49 mg/LDerby 49Long Hill: 50 mg/LLong Hill 50Shelton: 52 mg/LShelton 52Trumbull Center: 53 mg/LTrumbull Center 53Daniels Farm: 53 mg/LDaniels Farm 53Orange 46mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CT 53West Haven: 46 mg/LWest Haven 46Milford: 46 mg/LMilford 46Ansonia: 46 mg/LAnsonia 46New Haven: 46 mg/LNew Haven 46Derby: 49 mg/LDerby 49Shelton: 52 mg/LShelton 5246 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 46 mg/L, Orange is close to the typical Connecticut figure of 53 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 46 mg/L in West Haven to 53 in Trumbull Center.

What 46 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 46 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Orange's water system

Regional Water Authority · PWSID CT0930011

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 418,900 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Orange water hard?

No. It measures about 46 mg/L (2.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Orange in grains per gallon?

About 2.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 46 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.7.

Has the Orange water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Regional Water Authority since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 51 cities in Connecticut

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 2, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.