Utility-reported hardness
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in Carver, MA 02330
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Plymouth County.
2 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- South Meadow Village
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Plymouth County
- Profile updated
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.
Find an official utility report →At a glance
What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
2 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
9 systems
Serves 750 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.
South Meadow Village
MA4052001 · Groundwater · 750 people served system-wide
EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.
1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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 (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper RuleHealth-based | Addressed | Jan 1, 2023 |
Cranberry Village Residents Association
MA4052026 · Groundwater · 414 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0.006 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
40% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Pinetree Village
MA4052025 · Groundwater · 348 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
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (3)
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
- Reported level
- 8.5e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
6% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 2.56 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
197% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2003
Nitrate
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 11.35 MG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 10 MG/L
114% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| NitrateHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
North Carver Water District
MA4052072 · Groundwater · 300 people served system-wide
EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.
1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0.002 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
13% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (7)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Addressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Unaddressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 11, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 11, 2022 to Jun 9, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
Townhouses @ Copper Lantern
MA4052070 · Groundwater · 176 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Meadow Woods Estate Homeowners Assn, Inc
MA4052054 · Groundwater · 120 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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.
Waterview Park Llc
MA4052044 · Groundwater · 102 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 3.259 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
251% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2019
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Carver Municipal Buildings
MA4052061 · Groundwater · 100 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0.0045 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
30% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.59 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
122% 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.
Pine Ridge Condominiums At Sampsons Pond
MA4052074 · Groundwater · 89 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
Find this utility’s official report →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
- 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.
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
29
PPM as CaCO₃
Soft
PPM
29
GPG
1.7
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
29 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
29
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
1.7
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
54
Nearest site
1.3 mi
Observation range
May 16, 2016–Aug 24, 2023
Regional evidence confidence
Moderate
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: MA-CDW 151 CARVER, MA (Well).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 02330 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Carver median
29 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 29–29 PPM
Massachusetts median
78 PPM
49 PPM lower317 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
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →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.
Convert your hardness test result →Frequently asked
Water questions for Carver
Is tap water safe in Carver?+
EPA ECHO reports 2 active health-based violations among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
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.