Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI water hardness

Tap water hardness
44mg/L
2.6gpg
Soft

Reported by Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc · January 2025

RI typical
42 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
6
Data
Utility report

Wakefield-Peace Dale water measures 44 mg/L (2.6 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc, dated January 2025.

Wakefield-Peace Dale on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+RI typical 42Tiverton: 7 mg/LTiverton 7Cranston: 23 mg/LCranston 23Central Falls: 23 mg/LCentral Falls 23Westerly: 41 mg/LWesterly 41Newport: 42 mg/LNewport 42Newport East: 42 mg/LNewport East 42Warwick: 42 mg/LWarwick 42Providence: 42 mg/LProvidence 42Kingston: 44 mg/LKingston 44East Providence: 50 mg/LEast Providence 50Wakefield-Peace Dale 44mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+RI 42Tiverton: 7 mg/LTiverton 7Westerly: 41 mg/LWesterly 41Newport: 42 mg/LNewport 42Newport East: 42 mg/LNewport Ea. 42Warwick: 42 mg/LWarwick 42Kingston: 44 mg/LKingston 4444 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Wakefield-Peace Dale sits close to the typical Rhode Island figure of 42 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Tiverton to 50 in East Providence.

What 44 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 44 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 Wakefield-Peace Dale's water system

Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc · PWSID RI1615624

6 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 21,225 people from groundwater.

Health-based
6
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
0

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

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Total Coliform Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Total Coliform Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct52020–2023Resolved
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12018Resolved

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 Wakefield-Peace Dale water hard?

No. It measures about 44 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Wakefield-Peace Dale in grains per gallon?

About 2.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 44 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.6.

Has the Wakefield-Peace Dale water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 6 health-based violations for Veolia Water Wakefield Rhode Island Inc since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Total Coliform Rule. There were also 4 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 12 cities in Rhode Island

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, January 4, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.