How hard is the water in Maple Glen, PA?

Tap water hardness
75mg/L
4.4gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by North Wales Water Authority · June 2025

PA typical
127 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Maple Glen has about 75 mg/L of hardness, which is 4.4 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from North Wales Water Authority, dated June 2025.

Maple Glen on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Spring House: 84 mg/LSpring House 84Blue Bell: 94 mg/LBlue Bell 94Horsham: 143 mg/LHorsham 143Fort Washington: 146 mg/LFort Washington 146Roslyn: 153 mg/LRoslyn 153Willow Grove: 153 mg/LWillow Grove 153Oreland: 153 mg/LOreland 153Glenside: 153 mg/LGlenside 153Hatboro: 173 mg/LHatboro 173Ambler: 183 mg/LAmbler 183Maple Glen 75mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Spring House: 84 mg/LSpring Hou. 84Horsham: 143 mg/LHorsham 143Fort Washington: 146 mg/LFort Washi. 146Roslyn: 153 mg/LRoslyn 153Hatboro: 173 mg/LHatboro 173Ambler: 183 mg/LAmbler 18375 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 75 mg/L, Maple Glen is 52 mg/L below the typical Pennsylvania figure of 127. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 84 mg/L in Spring House to 183 in Ambler.

What 75 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Maple Glen

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.4 gpg = 983 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 24 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Maple Glen's water system

North Wales Water Authority · PWSID PA1460048

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 72,496 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
17
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Maple Glen to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Maple Glen, 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 Maple Glen water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 75 mg/L (4.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Maple Glen in grains per gallon?

About 4.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 75 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.4.

What size water softener do I need in Maple Glen?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.4 gpg works out to about 983 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 24 days.

Has the Maple Glen water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for North Wales Water Authority since 2016. There were also 17 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 3, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.