Moorestown-Lenola, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
49mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Moorestown Water Dept · July 2025

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

Moorestown-Lenola water measures 49 mg/L (2.9 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Moorestown Water Dept, dated July 2025.

Moorestown-Lenola on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Marlton: 42 mg/LMarlton 42Ramblewood: 78 mg/LRamblewood 78Cherry Hill Mall: 78 mg/LCherry Hill Mall 78Kingston Estates: 82 mg/LKingston Estates 82Ellisburg: 82 mg/LEllisburg 82Greentree: 82 mg/LGreentree 82Palmyra: 82 mg/LPalmyra 82Haddonfield: 82 mg/LHaddonfield 82Springdale: 82 mg/LSpringdale 82Westmont: 101 mg/LWestmont 101Moorestown-Lenola 49mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Ramblewood: 78 mg/LRamblewood 78Cherry Hill Mall: 78 mg/LCherry Hil. 78Kingston Estates: 82 mg/LKingston E. 82Ellisburg: 82 mg/LEllisburg 82Greentree: 82 mg/LGreentree 82Palmyra: 82 mg/LPalmyra 8249 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 49 mg/L, Moorestown-Lenola is 31 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 42 mg/L in Marlton to 101 in Westmont.

What 49 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 49 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 Moorestown-Lenola's water system

Moorestown Water Dept · PWSID NJ0322001

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 20,700 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
46
Open now
1

TapWaterData ties Moorestown-Lenola to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Moorestown-Lenola, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 sampling12025Resolved

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 Moorestown-Lenola water hard?

No. It measures about 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Moorestown-Lenola in grains per gallon?

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 49 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Moorestown-Lenola water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Moorestown Water Dept since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 46 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, July 29, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.