Westport, NC water hardness

Tap water hardness
14mg/L
0.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Lincoln County WTP · August 2025

NC typical
31 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Westport 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 Lincoln County WTP, dated August 2025.

Westport on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NC typical 31Lincolnton: 14 mg/LLincolnton 14Statesville: 19 mg/LStatesville 19Belmont: 21 mg/LBelmont 21Mount Holly: 23 mg/LMount Holly 23Cornelius: 31 mg/LCornelius 31Huntersville: 31 mg/LHuntersville 31Davidson: 31 mg/LDavidson 31Concord: 34 mg/LConcord 34Mooresville: 51 mg/LMooresville 51Kannapolis: 58 mg/LKannapolis 58Westport 14mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NC 31Lincolnton: 14 mg/LLincolnton 14Mount Holly: 23 mg/LMount Holly 23Cornelius: 31 mg/LCornelius 31Huntersville: 31 mg/LHuntersvil. 31Davidson: 31 mg/LDavidson 31Mooresville: 51 mg/LMooresville 5114 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Westport sits 17 mg/L below the typical North Carolina figure of 31. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 14 mg/L in Lincolnton to 58 in Kannapolis.

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 Westport's water system

Lincoln County WTP · PWSID NC0155035

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 49,693 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

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

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling12024Resolved

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 Westport 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 Westport 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 Westport water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Lincoln County WTP since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 101 cities in North Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 2, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.