How hard is the water in Lake Hallie, WI?
Reported by Lake Hallie Waterworks Village of · November 2023
- WI typical
- 170 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 1
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
Lake Hallie water measures 61 mg/L (3.6 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Lake Hallie Waterworks Village of, dated November 2023. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 43 to 61 mg/L.
At 61 mg/L, Lake Hallie is 109 mg/L below the typical Wisconsin figure of 170. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 49 mg/L in Chippewa Falls to 319 in Holmen.
What 61 mg/L means at home
You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.
Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.
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
Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.
Water softener
Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.
Carbon filter
Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 3.6 gpg = 803 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 29 days.
EPA record for Lake Hallie's water system
1 health-based violation since 2016
Serves about 6,701 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 1
- Monitoring or reporting
- 7
- Open now
- 3
TapWaterData ties Lake Hallie to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Lake Hallie, so check the utility printed on your water bill.
| Contaminant or rule | Violations | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling | 1 | 2024 | 1 open |
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 Lake Hallie water hard?
Somewhat. It measures about 61 mg/L (3.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.
What is the water hardness in Lake Hallie in grains per gallon?
About 3.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 61 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.6.
What size water softener do I need in Lake Hallie?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 3.6 gpg works out to about 803 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 29 days.
Has the Lake Hallie water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Lake Hallie Waterworks Village of since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 7 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Chippewa Falls49 mg/LSoft
- Eau Claire101 mg/LModerately hard
- Altoona102 mg/LModerately hard
- Menomonie150 mg/LHard
- Rice Lake96 mg/LModerately hard
- New Richmond194 mg/LVery hard
- River Falls180 mg/LHard
- Marshfield249 mg/LVery hard
- Holmen319 mg/LVery hard
- Hudson210 mg/LVery hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, November 7, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.