Brigantine, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
20mg/L
1.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Brigantine Water Department · May 2025

NJ typical
80 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

Brigantine water measures 20 mg/L (1.2 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Brigantine Water Department, dated May 2025.

Brigantine on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Atlantic City: 12 mg/LAtlantic City 12Absecon: 21 mg/LAbsecon 21Pleasantville: 21 mg/LPleasantville 21Smithville: 21 mg/LSmithville 21Northfield: 21 mg/LNorthfield 21Pomona: 21 mg/LPomona 21Linwood: 21 mg/LLinwood 21Bargaintown: 21 mg/LBargaintown 21Somers Point: 21 mg/LSomers Point 21Margate City: 33 mg/LMargate City 33Brigantine 20mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Atlantic City: 12 mg/LAtlantic C. 12Absecon: 21 mg/LAbsecon 21Pleasantville: 21 mg/LPleasantvi. 21Smithville: 21 mg/LSmithville 21Northfield: 21 mg/LNorthfield 21Margate City: 33 mg/LMargate Ci. 3320 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Brigantine sits 60 mg/L below the typical New Jersey figure of 80. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Atlantic City to 33 in Margate City.

What 20 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 20 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 Brigantine's water system

Brigantine Water Department · PWSID NJ0103001

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 14,450 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
27
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling12023Resolved

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 Brigantine water hard?

No. It measures about 20 mg/L (1.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 20 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.2.

Has the Brigantine water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Brigantine Water Department since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 27 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 227 cities in New Jersey

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 26, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.