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Water hardness in Wake Forest

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
10
Active health records
1

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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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.

New Light Master

NC4392224 · Groundwater · 2,619 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 New Light Master
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023

Deerchase S/d

NC0392389 · Groundwater · 757 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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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
1.51 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

116% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1996 to Dec 31, 1996

Violation history (8)
Imported violation history for Deerchase S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeAddressedOct 23, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Oct 22, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedUnaddressedOct 17, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSUnaddressedOct 17, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleAddressedJul 1, 2024
Lead and Copper RuleAddressedJan 1, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
TTHMResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Cotesworth Down S/d

NC4392125 · Groundwater · 510 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 Cotesworth Down S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024

Thompson Mills S/d

NC0392098 · Groundwater · 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

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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 Thompson Mills S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024

Matherly S/d

NC0392379 · Groundwater · 353 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 Matherly S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024

Blackstone Meadows

NC4092091 · Groundwater · 246 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.

Crescent Ridge S/d

NC4092011 · Groundwater · 242 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.

Greycliff Master

NC4092083 · Groundwater · 235 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 (1)
Imported violation history for Greycliff Master
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 12, 2024

Galloway S/d

NC4092027 · Groundwater · 231 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
0.0085 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

57% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Galloway S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024

Tuckahoe S/d

NC0392333 · Groundwater · 221 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

Below action level
Reported level
0.0027 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

18% 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
2.146 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

165% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013

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

Wake Forest has 1 published ZIP profile across Wake County. The regional-evidence median is 47 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. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

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
2.5 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Mar 29, 2018 to Dec 21, 2019.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Wake Forest

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 Wake Forest

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.