Aquia Harbour, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
28mg/L
1.6gpg
SoftReports range 28–59

Reported by Stafford County Utilities · January 2024

VA typical
65 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Aquia Harbour has about 28 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.6 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Stafford County Utilities, dated January 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 28 to 59 mg/L.

Aquia Harbour on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Fredericksburg: 25 mg/LFredericksburg 25Spotsylvania Courthouse: 39 mg/LSpotsylvania Courthouse 39Manassas: 74 mg/LManassas 74Dale City: 78 mg/LDale City 78Potomac Mills: 78 mg/LPotomac Mills 78Woodbridge: 82 mg/LWoodbridge 82Buckhall: 82 mg/LBuckhall 82Manassas Park: 82 mg/LManassas Park 82Yorkshire: 82 mg/LYorkshire 82Sudley: 82 mg/LSudley 82Aquia Harbour 28mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Fredericksburg: 25 mg/LFredericks. 25Manassas: 74 mg/LManassas 74Dale City: 78 mg/LDale City 78Potomac Mills: 78 mg/LPotomac Mi. 78Woodbridge: 82 mg/LWoodbridge 82Buckhall: 82 mg/LBuckhall 8228 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 28 mg/L, Aquia Harbour is 37 mg/L below the typical Virginia figure of 65. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 25 mg/L in Fredericksburg to 82 in Woodbridge.

What 28 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 28 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 Aquia Harbour's water system

Stafford County Utilities · PWSID VA6179100

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 123,684 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 28 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Aquia Harbour in grains per gallon?

About 1.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 28 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.6.

Has the Aquia Harbour water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Stafford County Utilities since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, January 1, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.