City water profile

Water hardness in Buford

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Buford, Georgia.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 2
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

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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

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.

Gwinnett Co. Dept. Of Water Resources

GA1350004 · Surface water · 975,000 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Buford

GA1350000 · Surface water · 8,482 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Buford
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Nov 5, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Buford has 2 published ZIP profiles across Gwinnett County. The regional-evidence median is 70 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 50.5–89 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard1 ZIP

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

2 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: 12.8 miles
Profiles with evidence: 2/2

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 1

Observation window: Dec 5, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Buford

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ZIP code

30518

Soft

50.5 PPM

Nearest site: 12 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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ZIP code

30519

Moderately Hard

89 PPM

Nearest site: 12.8 mi
Confidence: Low

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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 Buford

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.