How hard is the water in Acushnet Center, MA?

Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Local water dashboard

Official source aggregation

Water quality in Acushnet Center, MA 02743

Q: Is tap water safe in Acushnet Center?

EPA SDWIS shows no active health-based violation in this profile's reporting window. That is not the same as proving every contaminant is absent, and federal data can lag state and utility records.

Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Bristol County.

No active health-based violation reported

Largest possible serving system: Acushnet Water Department
Source water: Surface water + Groundwater
County: Bristol County
Profile updated: Jun 22, 2026

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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At a glance

What the current records say

EPA quarter 2026Q2

Utility-reported hardness

Unavailable

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All possible systems

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Measurements by utility

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Each result belongs to a specific system.

Utility match

3 systems

Serves 8,430 people system-wide

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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.

Acushnet Water Department

MA4003000 · Surface water · 8,430 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

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: 0.002 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

13% 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.

Acushnet Manufactured Homes

MA4003004 · Groundwater · 85 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

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 (4)

Imported violation history for Acushnet Manufactured Homes
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Oct 11, 2023 to Nov 15, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 11, 2022 to Jun 9, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021

Brookside Mobile Home Park

MA4003002 · Groundwater · 67 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

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: 6.0e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

4% 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.

Hardness meter

What does nearby environmental evidence show?

Soft

35.4

PPM as CaCO₃

Soft

PPM

35.4

GPG

2.1

Regional environmental evidence

USGS hardness classification scale

35.4 PPM

Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+

Parts per million

35.4

mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent

Grains per gallon

2.1

1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM

How to use regional evidence

These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.

USGS sites used

Nearest site

15.5 mi

Observation range

Aug 2, 2016–Dec 15, 2021

Regional evidence confidence

Moderate

Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: SEGREGANSET RIVER NEAR DIGHTON, MA (Stream).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.

Regional context

Is 02743 typical?

These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.

Acushnet Center median

35 PPM

About the same

1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 35.4–35.4 PPM

Massachusetts median

78 PPM

43 PPM lower

317 indexed ZIP readings · Range 9–236 PPM

Evidence-first next steps

Confirm the problem before choosing treatment

This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.

Confirm the serving system

ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.

Read the current utility report

Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.

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Test for the decision you face

Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.

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Frequently asked

Water questions for Acushnet Center

Is tap water safe in Acushnet Center?+

EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.

How hard is the water?+

Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Do I need a water softener?+

Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.