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Water hardness in Columbia

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Utility-reported hardness

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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
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Active health records
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Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Columbia Water Works

AL0000676 · Groundwater · 1,179 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (61)
Imported violation history for Columbia Water Works
RuleStatusPeriod
Xylenes, TotalResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
o-DichlorobenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Vinyl chlorideResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Carbon tetrachlorideResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TrichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TolueneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
EthylbenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
StyreneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
BHC-GAMMAResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
MethoxychlorResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
DalaponResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
EndothallResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
GlyphosateResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
OXAMYLResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
SimazineResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
DinosebResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
HexachlorocyclopentadieneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
AtrazineResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
LASSOResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
HeptachlorResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
2,4-DResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
2,4,5-TPResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Benzo(a)pyreneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
ChlordaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Radium-228ResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Gross Beta Particle ActivityArchivedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
BenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
ToxapheneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
EndrinResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2-DichloroethaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
CarbofuranResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2-DichloropropaneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
p-DichlorobenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
CHLOROBENZENEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
DiquatResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
PentachlorophenolResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
DICHLOROMETHANEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
HEXACHLOROBENZENEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Radium-226ArchivedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,1-DichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
PicloramResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
TetrachloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Heptachlor epoxideResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedApr 11, 2022 to Apr 11, 2022
Radium-226ResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Gross Beta Particle ActivityResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Radium-228ResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 2022
Public NoticeResolvedOct 11, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022

City summary

What the indexed records say

Columbia has 1 published ZIP profile across Henry County. The regional-evidence median is 103 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard1 ZIP
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
17.2 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Sep 11, 2023 to Sep 16, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Columbia

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

36319

Moderately Hard

103 PPM

Nearest site
17.2 mi
Confidence
Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Columbia

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.