Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
39mg/L
2.3gpg
Soft

Reported by Spotsylvania County Utilities · August 2022

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

The water in Spotsylvania Courthouse carries roughly 39 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.3 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Spotsylvania County Utilities, dated August 2022.

Spotsylvania Courthouse on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Fredericksburg: 25 mg/LFredericksburg 25Aquia Harbour: 28 mg/LAquia Harbour 28Glen Allen: 56 mg/LGlen Allen 56Warrenton: 70 mg/LWarrenton 70Dale City: 78 mg/LDale City 78Potomac Mills: 78 mg/LPotomac Mills 78Woodbridge: 82 mg/LWoodbridge 82Buckhall: 82 mg/LBuckhall 82Culpeper: 110 mg/LCulpeper 110New Baltimore: 152 mg/LNew Baltimore 152Spotsylvania Courthouse 39mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Fredericksburg: 25 mg/LFredericks. 25Aquia Harbour: 28 mg/LAquia Harb. 28Dale City: 78 mg/LDale City 78Potomac Mills: 78 mg/LPotomac Mi. 78Woodbridge: 82 mg/LWoodbridge 82Culpeper: 110 mg/LCulpeper 11039 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Spotsylvania Courthouse sits 26 mg/L below the typical Virginia figure of 65. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 25 mg/L in Fredericksburg to 152 in New Baltimore.

What 39 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 39 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse's water system

Spotsylvania County Utilities · PWSID VA6177300

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 96,846 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 39 mg/L (2.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Spotsylvania Courthouse in grains per gallon?

About 2.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 39 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.3.

Has the Spotsylvania Courthouse water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Spotsylvania County Utilities since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 9, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.