Madison Heights, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
19mg/L
1.1gpg
Soft

Reported by Amherst CO Service Authority (Acsa) · August 2022

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

Tap water in Madison Heights has about 19 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Amherst CO Service Authority (Acsa), dated August 2022.

Madison Heights on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Lynchburg: 26 mg/LLynchburg 26Timberlake: 33 mg/LTimberlake 33Buena Vista: 46 mg/LBuena Vista 46Stuarts Draft: 55 mg/LStuarts Draft 55Fishersville: 55 mg/LFishersville 55Bedford: 65 mg/LBedford 65Waynesboro: 84 mg/LWaynesboro 84Staunton: 131 mg/LStaunton 131Vinton: 145 mg/LVinton 145Roanoke: 145 mg/LRoanoke 145Madison Heights 19mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Lynchburg: 26 mg/LLynchburg 26Timberlake: 33 mg/LTimberlake 33Buena Vista: 46 mg/LBuena Vista 46Stuarts Draft: 55 mg/LStuarts Dr. 55Bedford: 65 mg/LBedford 65Waynesboro: 84 mg/LWaynesboro 8419 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 19 mg/L, Madison Heights is 46 mg/L below the typical Virginia figure of 65. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 26 mg/L in Lynchburg to 145 in Vinton.

What 19 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 19 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 Madison Heights's water system

Amherst CO Service Authority (Acsa) · PWSID VA5009250

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 14,799 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
5
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 Madison Heights water hard?

No. It measures about 19 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Madison Heights in grains per gallon?

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 19 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Madison Heights water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Amherst CO Service Authority (Acsa) since 2016. There were also 5 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 10, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.