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Water hardness in Oxford

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Utility-reported hardness

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Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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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

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

Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board

AL0000162 · Surface water · 31,239 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 (2)

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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Trichloroethylene

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 0.012 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.005 MG/L

240% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024

Violation history (23)

Imported violation history for Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board
Rule	Status	Period
1,2-Dichloropropane	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
p-Dichlorobenzene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Trichloroethylene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Styrene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
CHLOROBENZENE	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Toluene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Carbon tetrachloride	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
1,2-Dichloroethane	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
DICHLOROMETHANE	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Vinyl chloride	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Tetrachloroethylene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Benzene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Ethylbenzene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
o-Dichlorobenzene	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Xylenes, Total	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 11, 2024 to Jul 11, 2024
TrichloroethyleneHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024

City summary

What the indexed records say

Oxford has 2 published ZIP profiles across Calhoun County and Talladega County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

The —–— PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 2 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/2

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

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ZIP directory

Water reports in Oxford

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ZIP code

36203

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ZIP code

36260

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

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Questions people ask

About water in Oxford

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.