Watsessing, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
43mg/L
2.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Bloomfield Water Department · April 2025

NJ typical
80 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
21
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Watsessing has about 43 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Bloomfield Water Department, dated April 2025.

Watsessing on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Harrison: 37 mg/LHarrison 37Newark: 37 mg/LNewark 37Brookdale: 43 mg/LBrookdale 43Upper Montclair: 46 mg/LUpper Montclair 46Clifton: 64 mg/LClifton 64Passaic: 64 mg/LPassaic 64Glen Ridge: 90 mg/LGlen Ridge 90Rutherford: 96 mg/LRutherford 96Kearny: 106 mg/LKearny 106East Orange: 171 mg/LEast Orange 171Watsessing 43mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Harrison: 37 mg/LHarrison 37Newark: 37 mg/LNewark 37Brookdale: 43 mg/LBrookdale 43Upper Montclair: 46 mg/LUpper Mont. 46Glen Ridge: 90 mg/LGlen Ridge 90East Orange: 171 mg/LEast Orange 17143 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 43 mg/L, Watsessing is 37 mg/L below the typical New Jersey figure of 80. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 37 mg/L in Harrison to 171 in East Orange.

What 43 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 43 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 Watsessing's water system

Bloomfield Water Department · PWSID NJ0702001

21 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 53,315 people from surface water.

Health-based
21
Monitoring or reporting
31
Open now
0

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

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total Coliform RuleLead and Copper RuleSurface Water Treatment RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total Coliform RuleLead and Copper RuleSurface Water Treatment RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12024Resolved
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling32019–2022Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection12020Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct132017–2020Resolved
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct32016–2018Resolved

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 Watsessing water hard?

No. It measures about 43 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 43 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.5.

Has the Watsessing water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 21 health-based violations for Bloomfield Water Department since 2016, involving Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule. There were also 31 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, April 2, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.