Fishersville, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
55mg/L
3.2gpg
SoftReports range 55–80

Reported by South River Sanitary District · July 2024

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

Tap water in Fishersville 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 South River Sanitary District, dated July 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 55 to 80 mg/L.

Fishersville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Madison Heights: 19 mg/LMadison Heights 19Lake Monticello: 22 mg/LLake Monticello 22University of Virginia: 37 mg/LUniversity of Virginia 37Charlottesville: 37 mg/LCharlottesville 37Buena Vista: 46 mg/LBuena Vista 46Stuarts Draft: 55 mg/LStuarts Draft 55Harrisonburg: 80 mg/LHarrisonburg 80Waynesboro: 84 mg/LWaynesboro 84Staunton: 131 mg/LStaunton 131Bridgewater: 175 mg/LBridgewater 175Fishersville 55mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65University of Virginia: 37 mg/LUniversity. 37Stuarts Draft: 55 mg/LStuarts Dr. 55Harrisonburg: 80 mg/LHarrisonbu. 80Waynesboro: 84 mg/LWaynesboro 84Staunton: 131 mg/LStaunton 131Bridgewater: 175 mg/LBridgewater 17555 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Fishersville sits close to the typical Virginia figure of 65 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 19 mg/L in Madison Heights to 175 in Bridgewater.

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 Fishersville's water system

South River Sanitary District · PWSID VA2015575

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 26,083 people from surface water.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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TapWaterData ties Fishersville to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Fishersville, 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 Fishersville 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 Fishersville 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 Fishersville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for South River Sanitary District since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

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