Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationWater quality in Wendell, NC 27591
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Wake County.
No active health-based violation reported
- Largest possible serving system
- Gaylee Village
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Wake 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.
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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 465 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.
Gaylee Village
NC0392133 · Groundwater · 465 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 (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024 |
Deerhurst Mhc
NC0392082 · 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 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (20)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2025 to Jun 17, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2025 to Jun 17, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 22, 2024 |
| Combined Uranium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Radium-226 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Combined Uranium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Radium-228 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 28, 2023 to Aug 16, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jul 28, 2023 to Aug 16, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
Huntdell S/d
NC4392146 · Groundwater · 150 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
- 0.0055 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
37% 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.
Stewarts Ridge S/d
NC0392400 · Groundwater · 125 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
- 0.0059 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
39% 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.
Davis Town Mhp
NC0392122 · Groundwater · 119 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
- 0.004 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)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Addressed | Jan 1, 2025 |
Wood Trace S/d
NC4392148 · Groundwater · 117 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 (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Dec 18, 2023 |
Settlers Creek S/d
NC4392152 · Groundwater · 112 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 (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025 |
Eaglewood Farms S/d
NC0392394 · Groundwater · 102 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 (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024 |
Edgemont Mhp
NC0392127 · Groundwater · 63 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 (7)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| E. COLI | Addressed | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 1, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2022 |
Pleasant Hill Mobile Estates
NC0392228 · Groundwater · 62 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 (0)
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.
No comparable numerical result available
Federal SDWIS data does not provide a usable numerical result and benchmark for this profile. Missing data is not a pass. Check the serving utility's current Consumer Confidence Report.
Violation history (12)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Addressed | Feb 6, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Apr 9, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Nov 9, 2022 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 25, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
25.1
PPM as CaCO₃
Soft
PPM
25.1
GPG
1.5
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
25.1 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
25.1
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
1.5
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
15
Nearest site
1.5 mi
Observation range
Nov 26, 2019–Dec 21, 2019
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: WK-429 WENDELL MS NEAR WENDELL, NC BEDROCK (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 27591 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Wendell median
25 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 25.1–25.1 PPM
North Carolina median
45 PPM
20 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
Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.
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 Wendell
Is tap water safe in Wendell?+
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.