Butler, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
37mg/L
2.1gpg
Soft

Reported by Butler Water Dept · June 2024

NJ typical
80 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
3
Data
Utility report

Butler water measures 37 mg/L (2.1 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Butler Water Dept, dated June 2024.

Butler on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Kinnelon: 37 mg/LKinnelon 37Ringwood: 42 mg/LRingwood 42Pompton Lakes: 44 mg/LPompton Lakes 44Packanack Lake: 44 mg/LPackanack Lake 44Preakness: 44 mg/LPreakness 44Boonton: 92 mg/LBoonton 92Franklin Lakes: 98 mg/LFranklin Lakes 98Towaco: 180 mg/LTowaco 180Pine Brook: 180 mg/LPine Brook 180Lake Hiawatha: 208 mg/LLake Hiawatha 208Butler 37mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Kinnelon: 37 mg/LKinnelon 37Pompton Lakes: 44 mg/LPompton La. 44Packanack Lake: 44 mg/LPackanack. 44Boonton: 92 mg/LBoonton 92Franklin Lakes: 98 mg/LFranklin L. 98Towaco: 180 mg/LTowaco 18037 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Butler sits 43 mg/L below the typical New Jersey figure of 80. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 37 mg/L in Kinnelon to 208 in Lake Hiawatha.

What 37 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 37 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 Butler's water system

Butler Water Dept · PWSID NJ1403001

3 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 7,630 people from surface water.

Health-based
3
Monitoring or reporting
19
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Surface Water Treatment RuleLead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Surface Water Treatment RuleLead and Copper Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection12024Resolved
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling22021Resolved

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 Butler water hard?

No. It measures about 37 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 37 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.1.

Has the Butler water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 3 health-based violations for Butler Water Dept since 2016, involving Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 19 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, June 7, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.