How hard is the water in West Springfield, MA?

Tap water hardness
107mg/L
6.3gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by West Springfield DPW Water Division · November 2024

MA typical
38 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in West Springfield has about 107 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from West Springfield DPW Water Division, dated November 2024.

West Springfield on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MA typical 38Southbridge: 7 mg/LSouthbridge 7Springfield: 24 mg/LSpringfield 24Amherst: 30 mg/LAmherst 30Chicopee: 42 mg/LChicopee 42Palmer: 45 mg/LPalmer 45Holyoke: 50 mg/LHolyoke 50Northampton: 55 mg/LNorthampton 55Agawam: 60 mg/LAgawam 60Westfield: 88 mg/LWestfield 88Easthampton: 121 mg/LEasthampton 121West Springfield 107mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MA 38Springfield: 24 mg/LSpringfield 24Chicopee: 42 mg/LChicopee 42Holyoke: 50 mg/LHolyoke 50Agawam: 60 mg/LAgawam 60Westfield: 88 mg/LWestfield 88Easthampton: 121 mg/LEasthampton 121107 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 107 mg/L, West Springfield is 69 mg/L above the typical Massachusetts figure of 38. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 9 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Southbridge to 121 in Easthampton.

What 107 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for West Springfield

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.3 gpg = 1,408 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 17 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for West Springfield's water system

West Springfield DPW Water Division · PWSID MA1325000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 28,835 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
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 West Springfield water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 107 mg/L (6.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in West Springfield in grains per gallon?

About 6.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 107 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.3.

What size water softener do I need in West Springfield?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.3 gpg works out to about 1,408 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 17 days.

Has the West Springfield water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for West Springfield DPW Water Division since 2016. There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 104 cities in Massachusetts

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, November 26, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.