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Local water dashboard

Official source aggregation

Water quality in North Ridgeville, OH 44039

A source-transparent look at local hardness, associated public water systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Lorain County.

1 reported benchmark flag
Primary matched system
North Ridgeville City Pws
Source water
Surface water
County
Lorain County
Profile updated

At a glance

What the current records say

Hardness

Moderately Hard

90.3 PPM · 5.3 GPG

Compliance screen

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Lead 90th percentile

0 mg/L

0% of action level

Utility match

1 system

Serves 29,465 people system-wide

Hardness meter

How hard is the water?

Moderately Hard

Estimated local hardness

USGS hardness classification scale

90.3 PPM

Soft
0–59Moderate
60–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+

Parts per million

90.3

mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent

Grains per gallon

5.3

1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM

What this means at home

At 90.3 PPM, mineral scale can build up on fixtures and heating elements, reduce soap lather, and leave visible spotting. Hardness is primarily an aesthetic and appliance concern—not itself a tap-water safety rating.

USGS sites used

12

Nearest site

4.4 mi

Observation range

Mar 15, 2016–May 1, 2019

Estimate confidence

Moderate

Median of the latest qualifying hardness observation at each nearby monitoring site. Nearest monitoring location: Black River at Elyria OH (Stream).USGS source documentation ↗

Regional context

Is 44039 typical?

These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.

North Ridgeville median

90 PPM

About the same

1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 90.3–90.3 PPM

Ohio median

226 PPM

136 PPM lower

162 indexed ZIP readings · Range 77.2–387 PPM

EPA benchmark screen

Contaminant snapshot

Available numerical results from associated SDWIS community water systems, compared with the applicable action level or federal MCL. Federal measured-value coverage is incomplete.

1 pass1 fail

Lead (PB90)

0 mg/L

Reported Dec 31, 2025

Copper (CU90)

21 mg/L

Reported Sep 30, 2005

Numerical coverage

2 comparable results

Missing values remain blank; absence is not treated as a pass.

Lead (90th percentile)

Measured in mg/L

Pass

Local 0

EPA limit 0.015

Local level is 0% of the listed EPA limit.

Copper (90th percentile)

Measured in mg/L

Fail

Local 21

EPA limit 1.3

Local level is 1615% of the listed EPA limit.

Share of EPA benchmark

100% line = listed limit

EPA SDWIS compliance

Reported violation history

Open EPA source documentation ↗
2026Q2
All records
5
Health-based
0
Active health-based
0
Contaminant or ruleSystemStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleOH4700803UnaddressedDec 15, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSOH4700803UnaddressedJul 2, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleOH4700803UnaddressedNov 5, 2020
Consumer Confidence RuleOH4700803UnaddressedFeb 5, 2020
Consumer Confidence RuleOH4700803UnaddressedDec 13, 2018

No reported violation does not prove that every contaminant was tested or absent; SDWIS measured values are incomplete and lag state records.

Solutions matcher

Your personalized water action plan

Matched to North Ridgeville ZIP 44039 using 90.3 PPM nearby hardness and 2 reported measurement benchmarks.

1 match

Drinking water protection

Under-Sink Reverse Osmosis System

Copper (90th percentile) has a measured benchmark flag or active health-based SDWIS record in this profile.

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Frequently asked

Water questions for North Ridgeville

Is tap water safe in North Ridgeville?+

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?+

Nearby USGS observations produce an estimate of 90.3 PPM, or 5.3 grains per gallon, classified as moderately hard. This is not a household tap measurement.

Do I need a water softener?+

There is no high-hardness trigger in this profile. Confirm with a tap test before buying equipment.