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Water hardness in Rockford

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison
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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
6
Active health records
0

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.

Rockford

IL2010300 · Groundwater · 147,051 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
0.0073 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

49% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.48 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

114% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1992

Violation history (10)
Imported violation history for Rockford
RuleStatusPeriod
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedOct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DinosebArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
ChlordaneArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
ChlordaneArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
2,4-DArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
2,4,5-TPArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
PentachlorophenolArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
DalaponArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

Prairie Path Water Company-Wildwood

IL2015400 · Groundwater · 490 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
0.0026 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

17% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Prairie Path Water Company-Wildwood
RuleStatusPeriod
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)ResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Bill-Mar Heights Mhp

IL2015345 · Groundwater · 240 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 (7)
Imported violation history for Bill-Mar Heights Mhp
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedMar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
ChlorineArchivedMar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 9, 2024 to Apr 24, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 9, 2024 to Apr 24, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
ChlorineResolvedApr 1, 2021 to May 13, 2021
Public NoticeResolvedJan 13, 2021 to May 22, 2021

Prairie Road Pump Corporation

IL2015100 · Groundwater · 150 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 (6)
Imported violation history for Prairie Road Pump Corporation
RuleStatusPeriod
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSUnaddressedJul 2, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 16, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Jul 16, 2025
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024

Clarks Mhp

IL2015425 · Groundwater · 90 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 (2)
Imported violation history for Clarks Mhp
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedOct 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024

Bradley Heights Subdivision

IL2015050 · Groundwater · 82 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
0.0118 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

79% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

Violation history (0)

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

City summary

What the indexed records say

Rockford has 8 published ZIP profiles across Winnebago County. The regional-evidence median is 327 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 320–346 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

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard8 ZIPs

8 of 8 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
11 miles
Profiles with evidence
8/8

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 8

Observation window: Jun 27, 2017 to Jul 16, 2020.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Rockford

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

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 Rockford

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.