Torrington, CT water hardness

Tap water hardness
9mg/L
0.6gpg
Soft

Reported by Torrington Water Company · May 2022

CT typical
53 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

The water in Torrington carries roughly 9 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.6 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Torrington Water Company, dated May 2022.

Torrington on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CT typical 53West Hartford: 16 mg/LWest Hartford 16Newington: 16 mg/LNewington 16Hartford: 16 mg/LHartford 16Wethersfield: 16 mg/LWethersfield 16Cheshire Village: 46 mg/LCheshire Village 46Windsor Locks: 61 mg/LWindsor Locks 61Waterbury: 66 mg/LWaterbury 66Naugatuck: 66 mg/LNaugatuck 66Bristol: 162 mg/LBristol 162New Britain: 162 mg/LNew Britain 162Torrington 9mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CT 53West Hartford: 16 mg/LWest Hartf. 16Newington: 16 mg/LNewington 16Hartford: 16 mg/LHartford 16Waterbury: 66 mg/LWaterbury 66Bristol: 162 mg/LBristol 162New Britain: 162 mg/LNew Britain 1629 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Torrington sits 44 mg/L below the typical Connecticut figure of 53. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 16 mg/L in West Hartford to 162 in Bristol.

What 9 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 9 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 Torrington's water system

Torrington Water Company · PWSID CT1430011

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 37,915 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)'16'18'20'22'24'26Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)filtration and disinfection12019Resolved

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 Torrington water hard?

No. It measures about 9 mg/L (0.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 9 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.6.

Has the Torrington water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Torrington Water Company since 2016, involving Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2). 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, May 26, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.