Elmsford, NY water hardness

Tap water hardness
17mg/L
1.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Greenburgh Consolidated WD #1 · August 2025

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

Tap water in Elmsford has about 17 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Greenburgh Consolidated WD #1, dated August 2025.

Elmsford on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NY typical 31Irvington: 6 mg/LIrvington 6Scarsdale: 13 mg/LScarsdale 13Eastchester: 14 mg/LEastchester 14Greenville: 17 mg/LGreenville 17Harrison: 17 mg/LHarrison 17Tarrytown: 19 mg/LTarrytown 19White Plains: 21 mg/LWhite Plains 21Sleepy Hollow: 22 mg/LSleepy Hollow 22Briarcliff Manor: 30 mg/LBriarcliff Manor 30Pleasantville: 32 mg/LPleasantville 32Elmsford 17mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NY 31Irvington: 6 mg/LIrvington 6Scarsdale: 13 mg/LScarsdale 13Greenville: 17 mg/LGreenville 17Tarrytown: 19 mg/LTarrytown 19White Plains: 21 mg/LWhite Plai. 21Sleepy Hollow: 22 mg/LSleepy Hol. 2217 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Elmsford sits 14 mg/L below the typical New York figure of 31. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 6 mg/L in Irvington to 32 in Pleasantville.

What 17 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 17 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 Elmsford's water system

Elmsford Village · PWSID NY5903427

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 5,293 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
6
Open now
0

EPA lists Elmsford Village as the system serving Elmsford. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Elmsford.

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 Elmsford water hard?

No. It measures about 17 mg/L (1.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 17 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.0.

Has the Elmsford water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Elmsford Village since 2016. There were also 6 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, August 19, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.