Eastchester, NY water hardness

Tap water hardness
14mg/L
0.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Veolia Water New York, Inc. RD-1 · October 2025

NY typical
31 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Eastchester has about 14 mg/L of hardness, which is 0.8 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Veolia Water New York, Inc. RD-1, dated October 2025.

Eastchester on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NY typical 31New Rochelle: 6 mg/LNew Rochelle 6Larchmont: 6 mg/LLarchmont 6Mamaroneck: 6 mg/LMamaroneck 6Scarsdale: 13 mg/LScarsdale 13Tuckahoe: 14 mg/LTuckahoe 14Greenville: 17 mg/LGreenville 17Pelham: 22 mg/LPelham 22Mount Vernon: 24 mg/LMount Vernon 24Pelham Manor: 24 mg/LPelham Manor 24Yonkers: 35 mg/LYonkers 35Eastchester 14mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NY 31New Rochelle: 6 mg/LNew Rochel. 6Scarsdale: 13 mg/LScarsdale 13Tuckahoe: 14 mg/LTuckahoe 14Greenville: 17 mg/LGreenville 17Pelham: 22 mg/LPelham 22Yonkers: 35 mg/LYonkers 3514 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 14 mg/L, Eastchester is 17 mg/L below the typical New York figure of 31. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 6 mg/L in New Rochelle to 35 in Yonkers.

What 14 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 14 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 Eastchester's water system

Veolia Water New York, Inc. RD-1 · PWSID NY5903444

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 146,732 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

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

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 Eastchester water hard?

No. It measures about 14 mg/L (0.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 14 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.8.

Has the Eastchester water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Veolia Water New York, Inc. RD-1 since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 149 cities in New York

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 7, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.