Hard water in Bridgeport, WV

Tap water hardness
122mg/L
7.1gpg
Hard

Reported by Bridgeport City of · May 2024

WV typical
106 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
2
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Bridgeport has about 122 mg/L of hardness, which is 7.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as hard. The number comes from Bridgeport City of, dated May 2024.

Bridgeport on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WV typical 106Charleston: 41 mg/LCharleston 41South Charleston: 41 mg/LSouth Charleston 41Fairmont: 55 mg/LFairmont 55Brookhaven: 91 mg/LBrookhaven 91Cheat Lake: 91 mg/LCheat Lake 91Clarksburg: 104 mg/LClarksburg 104Wheeling: 106 mg/LWheeling 106Parkersburg: 114 mg/LParkersburg 114Morgantown: 123 mg/LMorgantown 123New Martinsville: 228 mg/LNew Martinsville 228Bridgeport 122mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WV 106Fairmont: 55 mg/LFairmont 55Brookhaven: 91 mg/LBrookhaven 91Cheat Lake: 91 mg/LCheat Lake 91Clarksburg: 104 mg/LClarksburg 104Morgantown: 123 mg/LMorgantown 123New Martinsville: 228 mg/LNew Martin. 228122 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Bridgeport sits 16 mg/L above the typical West Virginia figure of 106. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 41 mg/L in Charleston to 228 in New Martinsville.

What 122 mg/L means at home

Expect white crust on faucets and showerheads, plus spots on dishes that come out of the dishwasher.

Kettles collect scale quickly. Water heaters build up sediment at the bottom of the tank, which makes them work harder over time.

Soap and detergent need a little more to lather, and soap scum shows up in the tub.

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

At 122 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.

Ion-exchange water softener

The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.

Salt-free conditioner

No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.

Reverse osmosis or carbon filter

Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.

Softener size for Bridgeport

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 7.1 gpg = 1,604 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 14 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Bridgeport's water system

Bridgeport City of · PWSID WV3301703

2 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 11,158 people from surface water.

Health-based
2
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
2
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct22018–2019Resolved

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 Bridgeport water hard?

Yes. It measures about 122 mg/L (7.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as hard.

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

About 7.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 122 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 7.1.

What size water softener do I need in Bridgeport?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 7.1 gpg works out to about 1,604 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 14 days.

Has the Bridgeport water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 2 health-based violations for Bridgeport City of since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 4 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 14 cities in West Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 16, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.