Hopewell, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
42mg/L
2.5gpg
SoftReports range 42–55

Reported by Virginia-American Water CO. · July 2022

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

Hopewell water measures 42 mg/L (2.5 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Virginia-American Water CO., dated July 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 42 to 55 mg/L.

Hopewell on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Petersburg: 23 mg/LPetersburg 23Chester: 45 mg/LChester 45Meadowbrook: 45 mg/LMeadowbrook 45Rockwood: 45 mg/LRockwood 45Sandston: 65 mg/LSandston 65Montrose: 65 mg/LMontrose 65Highland Springs: 65 mg/LHighland Springs 65Manchester: 65 mg/LManchester 65East Highland Park: 65 mg/LEast Highland Park 65Richmond: 67 mg/LRichmond 67Hopewell 42mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Petersburg: 23 mg/LPetersburg 23Chester: 45 mg/LChester 45Meadowbrook: 45 mg/LMeadowbrook 45Sandston: 65 mg/LSandston 65Montrose: 65 mg/LMontrose 65Highland Springs: 65 mg/LHighland S. 6542 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Hopewell sits 23 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 23 mg/L in Petersburg to 67 in Richmond.

What 42 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 42 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 Hopewell's water system

Virginia-American Water CO. · PWSID VA3670800

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 30,317 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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 Hopewell water hard?

No. It measures about 42 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Hopewell in grains per gallon?

About 2.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 42 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.5.

Has the Hopewell water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Virginia-American Water CO. since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, July 20, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.