Williston Park, NY water hardness
Reported by WA of Western Nassau · October 2025
- NY typical
- 31 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Utility report
Tap water in Williston Park has about 55 mg/L of hardness, which is 3.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from WA of Western Nassau, dated October 2025.
Williston Park sits 24 mg/L above the typical New York figure of 31. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 51 mg/L in Mineola to 66 in North Hills.
What 55 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 55 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 Williston Park's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 120,000 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 1
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties Williston Park to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Williston Park, 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 Williston Park water hard?
No. It measures about 55 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.
What is the water hardness in Williston Park in grains per gallon?
About 3.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 55 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.2.
Has the Williston Park water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for WA of Western Nassau since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Mineola51 mg/LSoft
- Garden City Park51 mg/LSoft
- Roslyn Heights55 mg/LSoft
- Carle Place51 mg/LSoft
- North Hills66 mg/LModerately hard
- Garden City51 mg/LSoft
- North New Hyde Park55 mg/LSoft
- East Hills56 mg/LSoft
- New Hyde Park53 mg/LSoft
- Westbury55 mg/LSoft
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 15, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.