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Water hardness in Middlesex

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 5
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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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.

Middlesex Water System

NC0464050 · Groundwater · 1,389 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 (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

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

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 1.46 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

112% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2008 to Jun 30, 2008

ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 7.0e-5 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 5.0e-5 MG/L

140% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

Violation history (15)

Imported violation history for Middlesex Water System
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Addressed	Aug 20, 2025
Chlordane	Resolved	Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Heptachlor epoxide	Archived	Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 26, 2023 to Nov 1, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	Jul 23, 2023 to Oct 19, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Nov 15, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	May 19, 2023 to Aug 25, 2023
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEHealth-based	Archived	Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 8, 2023
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
TTHM	Resolved	Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Jan 17, 2021 to Jul 2, 2021

Cedar Lake Mhp

NC0464317 · Groundwater · 124 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: 0.004 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

27% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Cedar Lake Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025

Adams Mhp

NC0351120 · Groundwater · 80 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 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

Above action level

Reported level: 1.4 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

108% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2000

Violation history (6)

Imported violation history for Adams Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Oct 11, 2024 to Jan 3, 2025
Chlorine	Resolved	Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Public Notice	Addressed	Feb 2, 2014
Public Notice	Addressed	Feb 2, 2014
Public Notice	Addressed	Jul 9, 2011

Gibson Glen S/d

NC4051010 · Groundwater · 60 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 Gibson Glen S/d
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024

Neighbor`s Walk S/d

NC4051014 · Groundwater · 60 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 (0)

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

City summary

What the indexed records say

Middlesex has 1 published ZIP profile across Nash County. The regional-evidence median is 55 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 11.1 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Dec 5, 2019 to Oct 24, 2023.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Middlesex

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ZIP code

27557

Soft

55.1 PPM

Nearest site: 11.1 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Middlesex

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.