How hard is the water in Counce, TN?

Nearby USGS observations produce an estimate of 22.4 ppm (1.3 grains per gallon), classified as soft. This is not a tap measurement.

Do I need a water softener in ZIP code 38326?

There is no high-hardness trigger in this profile. Confirm conditions with an at-home hardness test before purchasing equipment.

Local water dashboard

Official source aggregation

Water quality in Counce, TN 38326

Q: Is tap water safe in Counce?

EPA SDWIS shows no active health-based violation in this profile's reporting window. That is not the same as proving every contaminant is absent, and federal data can lag state and utility records.

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

1 reported benchmark flag

Primary matched system: First U.d. Of Hardin County
Source water: Surface water
County: Hardin County
Profile updated: May 14, 2026

At a glance

What the current records say

EPA quarter 2026Q2

Hardness

Soft

22.4 PPM · 1.3 GPG

Compliance screen

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Lead 90th percentile

3.0e-4 mg/L

2% of action level

Utility match

1 system

Serves 7,388 people system-wide

Hardness meter

How hard is the water?

Soft

Estimated local hardness

USGS hardness classification scale

22.4 PPM

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

Parts per million

22.4

mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent

Grains per gallon

1.3

1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM

What this means at home

At 22.4 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

Nearest site

19.4 mi

Observation range

May 8, 2019–Sep 24, 2024

Estimate confidence

Moderate

Median of the latest qualifying hardness observation at each nearby monitoring site. Nearest monitoring location: Mn:L-056 (Well).USGS source documentation ↗

Regional context

Is 38326 typical?

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

Counce median

22 PPM

About the same

1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 22.4–22.4 PPM

Tennessee median

50 PPM

28 PPM lower

323 indexed ZIP readings · Range 4.5–247 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)

3.0e-4 mg/L

Reported Dec 31, 2025

Copper (CU90)

Not available

No numerical 90th-percentile result

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 3.0e-4

EPA limit 0.015

TTHM

Measured in MG/L

Fail

Local 0.0915

EPA limit 0.08

Share of EPA benchmark

100% line = listed limit

EPA SDWIS compliance

Reported violation history

Open EPA source documentation ↗

2026Q2

All records: 3
Health-based: 1
Active health-based: 0

Contaminant or rule	System	Status	Period
TTHMHealth-basedReported 0.0915 MG/L · MCL 0.08	TN0000546	Archived	Apr 1, 2025through Jun 30, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	TN0000546	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021through Aug 9, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	TN0000546	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2021

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 Counce ZIP 38326 using 22.4 PPM nearby hardness and 2 reported measurement benchmarks.

1 match

Drinking water protection

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Frequently asked

Water questions for Counce

Is tap water safe in Counce?+

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 22.4 PPM, or 1.3 grains per gallon, classified as soft. 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.