New Cassel, NY water hardness

Tap water hardness
45mg/L
2.6gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · September 2020

NY typical
31 mg/L
Data
Calculated from utility data

New Cassel water measures 45 mg/L (2.6 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (September 2020).

New Cassel on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NY typical 31Levittown: 10 mg/LLevittown 10Hicksville: 18 mg/LHicksville 18East Meadow: 42 mg/LEast Meadow 42Carle Place: 51 mg/LCarle Place 51Uniondale: 51 mg/LUniondale 51Mineola: 51 mg/LMineola 51Old Westbury: 54 mg/LOld Westbury 54Westbury: 55 mg/LWestbury 55Roslyn Heights: 55 mg/LRoslyn Heights 55East Hills: 56 mg/LEast Hills 56New Cassel 45mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NY 31Hicksville: 18 mg/LHicksville 18East Meadow: 42 mg/LEast Meadow 42Carle Place: 51 mg/LCarle Place 51Uniondale: 51 mg/LUniondale 51Old Westbury: 54 mg/LOld Westbu. 54Westbury: 55 mg/LWestbury 5545 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

New Cassel sits 14 mg/L above the typical New York figure of 31. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 10 mg/L in Levittown to 56 in East Hills.

What 45 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 45 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 New Cassel's water system

We could not match New Cassel to a community water system in EPA's records. Your water bill or the yearly Consumer Confidence Report names the system and its ID.

Questions

Is New Cassel water hard?

No. It measures about 45 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in New Cassel in grains per gallon?

About 2.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 45 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.6.

Nearby cities

All 149 cities in New York

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, September 15, 2020), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.