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Water hardness in Apex

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Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
8 PPM below
Evidence comparison rank
#4 of 6
Matched utilities
10
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.

Apex, Town Of

NC0392045 · Surface water · 83,001 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 (1)
Imported violation history for Apex, Town Of
RuleStatusPeriod
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024

Chatham Co-North

NC0319126 · Surface water · 23,088 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 (3)
Imported violation history for Chatham Co-North
RuleStatusPeriod
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024
CARBON, TOTALResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 8, 2023

Blaney Farms S/d

NC4092134 · Groundwater · 395 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 Blaney Farms S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021
Lead and Copper RuleAddressedOct 1, 2016

Merion S/d

NC4092005 · Groundwater · 267 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 (1)
Imported violation history for Merion S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025

Ridgebrook Bluff S/d

NC4392101 · Groundwater · 234 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 (17)
Imported violation history for Ridgebrook Bluff S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
ChlordaneArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
HexachlorocyclopentadieneArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
ToxapheneArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
MethoxychlorArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Benzo(a)pyreneArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
SimazineArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Heptachlor epoxideArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
EndrinArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
HeptachlorArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
HEXACHLOROBENZENEArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
LASSOArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
AtrazineArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
BHC-GAMMAArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Feltonsville Comm Organization

NC0392060 · Surface water · 225 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

Above action level
Reported level
0.02 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

133% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2009

Violation history (16)
Imported violation history for Feltonsville Comm Organization
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
ChlorineResolvedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Nov 7, 2025
ChlorineResolvedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
TTHMArchivedJan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedJan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Public NoticeAddressedDec 5, 2024
Public NoticeAddressedJul 12, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleAddressedOct 1, 2023
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMay 11, 2023 to Apr 18, 2023
ChlorineResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Mar 30, 2021

Langston Estates S/d

NC0392397 · Groundwater · 174 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 (1)
Imported violation history for Langston Estates S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024

Belle Ridge S/d

NC0392358 · Groundwater · 143 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

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

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 (1)
Imported violation history for Belle Ridge S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024

Blue Skies Mh Living

NC0392321 · Groundwater · 115 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

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

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 Blue Skies Mh Living
RuleStatusPeriod
TTHMResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Oak Ridge Park Mhp

NC0392248 · Groundwater · 108 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

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

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 (0)

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

City summary

What the indexed records say

Apex has 4 published ZIP profiles across Wake County and Chatham County. The regional-evidence median is 42 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 42 PPM versus 50 PPM statewide.

Among the 6 North Carolinacities meeting the comparison standard, Apex ranks #4from highest to lowest. Across all 519 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 4.8to 256 PPM.

The 39.8–46.6 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft4 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

4 of 4 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
4.5 miles
Profiles with evidence
4/4

Confidence labels

High: 4Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Jul 12, 2016 to Jun 9, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Apex

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 Apex

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.