Oneida, NY water hardness

Tap water hardness
21mg/L
1.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Oneida City · December 2020

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

The water in Oneida carries roughly 21 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Oneida City, dated December 2020.

Oneida on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NY typical 31Rome: 22 mg/LRome 22Utica: 100 mg/LUtica 100North Syracuse: 105 mg/LNorth Syracuse 105Mattydale: 105 mg/LMattydale 105Westvale: 105 mg/LWestvale 105Fairmount: 105 mg/LFairmount 105Radisson: 105 mg/LRadisson 105DeWitt: 106 mg/LDeWitt 106Solvay: 108 mg/LSolvay 108Syracuse: 109 mg/LSyracuse 109Oneida 21mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NY 31Rome: 22 mg/LRome 22Utica: 100 mg/LUtica 100North Syracuse: 105 mg/LNorth Syra. 105Mattydale: 105 mg/LMattydale 105DeWitt: 106 mg/LDeWitt 106Syracuse: 109 mg/LSyracuse 10921 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Oneida sits close to the typical New York figure of 31 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 22 mg/L in Rome to 109 in Syracuse.

What 21 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 21 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 Oneida's water system

Oneida City · PWSID NY2602381

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 11,393 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 Oneida water hard?

No. It measures about 21 mg/L (1.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 21 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.2.

Has the Oneida water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Oneida City since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, 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, December 15, 2020), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.