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Water hardness in West Jefferson

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison
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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
6
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.

West Jefferson, Town Of

NC0105010 · Groundwater influenced by surface water · 1,321 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
2.1 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

162% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for West Jefferson, Town Of
RuleStatusPeriod
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Oct 17, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Oct 17, 2024

Blue Ridge Manor-Nikanor Sect

NC0105104 · Groundwater · 320 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.

Fairway Ridge Water Assoc Inc

NC0105432 · Groundwater · 173 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
5.61 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

432% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 1995 to Jun 30, 1995

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Fairway Ridge Water Assoc Inc
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 6, 2023

Laurel Mountain Estates

NC0105107 · Groundwater · 70 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, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.42 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

109% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2017

Violation history (4)
Imported violation history for Laurel Mountain Estates
RuleStatusPeriod
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 9, 2023
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Jul 3, 2024

Blue Ridge Mnr Ashe Lake Beaver Crk Sec

NC0105109 · Groundwater · 51 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
2.16 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

166% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2007 to Jun 30, 2007

Violation history (0)

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

Blue Ridge Manor Ash Lake-Holiday Ln Sec

NC0105101 · Groundwater · 46 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
3.28 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

252% of the listed benchmark

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

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

West Jefferson has 1 published ZIP profile across Ashe County. The regional-evidence median is 60 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

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard1 ZIP
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
19.9 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Apr 22, 2026 to Apr 22, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in West Jefferson

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 West Jefferson

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.