Wharton, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
43mg/L
2.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Wharton Water Dept · October 2024

NJ typical
80 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Wharton 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 Wharton Water Dept, dated October 2024.

Wharton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Boonton: 92 mg/LBoonton 92Rockaway: 123 mg/LRockaway 123Morris Plains: 148 mg/LMorris Plains 148Morristown: 148 mg/LMorristown 148Whippany: 148 mg/LWhippany 148Lake Mohawk: 158 mg/LLake Mohawk 158Parsippany: 208 mg/LParsippany 208Troy Hills: 208 mg/LTroy Hills 208Lake Hiawatha: 208 mg/LLake Hiawatha 208White Meadow Lake: 269 mg/LWhite Meadow Lake 269Wharton 43mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Boonton: 92 mg/LBoonton 92Rockaway: 123 mg/LRockaway 123Morris Plains: 148 mg/LMorris Pla. 148Morristown: 148 mg/LMorristown 148Parsippany: 208 mg/LParsippany 208White Meadow Lake: 269 mg/LWhite Mead. 26943 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, Wharton is 37 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 92 mg/L in Boonton to 269 in White Meadow Lake.

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 Wharton's water system

Wharton Water Dept · PWSID NJ1439001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 6,342 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
25
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 Wharton 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 Wharton 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 Wharton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Wharton Water Dept since 2016. There were also 25 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, October 11, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.