Chippewa Falls, WI water hardness

Tap water hardness
49mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Cindy Lake Mobile Home Park · August 2022

WI typical
170 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

The water in Chippewa Falls carries roughly 49 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.9 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Cindy Lake Mobile Home Park, dated August 2022.

Chippewa Falls on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WI typical 170Lake Hallie: 61 mg/LLake Hallie 61Rice Lake: 96 mg/LRice Lake 96Eau Claire: 101 mg/LEau Claire 101Altoona: 102 mg/LAltoona 102Menomonie: 150 mg/LMenomonie 150River Falls: 180 mg/LRiver Falls 180New Richmond: 194 mg/LNew Richmond 194Hudson: 210 mg/LHudson 210Marshfield: 249 mg/LMarshfield 249Holmen: 319 mg/LHolmen 319Chippewa Falls 49mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WI 170Lake Hallie: 61 mg/LLake Hallie 61Rice Lake: 96 mg/LRice Lake 96Eau Claire: 101 mg/LEau Claire 101Altoona: 102 mg/LAltoona 102Menomonie: 150 mg/LMenomonie 150New Richmond: 194 mg/LNew Richmo. 19449 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Chippewa Falls sits 121 mg/L below the typical Wisconsin figure of 170. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 61 mg/L in Lake Hallie to 319 in Holmen.

What 49 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 49 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 Chippewa Falls's water system

Cindy Lake Mobile Home Park · PWSID WI6090451

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 83 people from groundwater. EPA lists this system as inactive.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Groundwater Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Groundwater Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Groundwater Ruletreatment of well water12021Resolved

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 Chippewa Falls water hard?

No. It measures about 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Chippewa Falls in grains per gallon?

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 49 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Chippewa Falls water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Cindy Lake Mobile Home Park since 2016, involving Groundwater Rule. There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 112 cities in Wisconsin

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 17, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.