Utility-reported hardness
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in Gastonia, NC 28054
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Gaston County.
Historical measurement record needs context
- Largest possible serving system
- Two Rivers Utilities
- Source water
- Surface water + Groundwater
- County
- Gaston 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
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
10 systems
Serves 96,714 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
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.
Two Rivers Utilities
NC0136010 · Surface water · 96,714 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
- Reported level
- 5.0e-5 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.
Country Acres/southgate
NC0136182 · Surface water · 665 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 (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, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.71 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
132% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2022
Violation history (7)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Dalapon | Archived | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024 |
Hickory Creek/ Starrland W/s
NC0136386 · Groundwater · 528 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 (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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 7.161 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
551% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1993 to Dec 31, 1993
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025 |
Fox Run S/d
NC0136261 · Groundwater · 516 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.
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.8 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
138% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1997 to Jun 30, 1997
Violation history (2)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024 |
Amy Acres S/d
NC0136339 · 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
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
- 0.0013 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
9% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024 |
Raintree S/d
NC0136324 · Groundwater · 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
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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.7 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
131% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1997 to Jun 30, 1997
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025 |
Cedar Grove S/d
NC0136249 · Groundwater · 462 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 (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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.6 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
123% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2000
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025 |
Kings Grant S/d
NC0136211 · Surface water · 460 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
- 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.
Country Meadows
NC0136167 · Groundwater · 432 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
- Reported level
- 0.0047 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
31% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025 |
Alan Acres
NC0136102 · Groundwater · 366 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 (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: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 2 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
154% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1997 to Jun 30, 1997
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 1993 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
37.7
PPM as CaCO₃
Soft
PPM
37.7
GPG
2.2
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
37.7 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
37.7
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
2.2
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
1
Nearest site
19.8 mi
Observation range
Apr 3, 2018–Apr 3, 2018
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: FISHING CREEK AT HWY 5 BELOW YORK, SC (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 28054 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Gastonia median
38 PPM
About the same3 indexed ZIP readings · Range 37.7–37.7 PPM
North Carolina median
45 PPM
7 PPM lower247 indexed ZIP readings · Range 3.1–269 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
A reported action-level record needs context. Check its monitoring period and the utility's current report.
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 →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in Gastonia
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for Gastonia
Is tap water safe in Gastonia?+
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.