Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationWater quality in Ludlow, VT 05149
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Windsor County.
Historical measurement record needs context
- Largest possible serving system
- Ludlow Village Water Dept
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Windsor 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 2,880 people system-wide
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.
Ludlow Village Water Dept
VT0005323 · Groundwater · 2,880 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
- 0.0016 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
11% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (2)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
Jackson Gore Okemo
VT0020917 · Groundwater · 1,695 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 (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Solitude Water System
VT0020508 · Groundwater · 976 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 (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Winterplace Water System
VT0005635 · Groundwater · 700 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
- 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
- Reported level
- 1.8 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
138% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2016
Violation history (4)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Aug 6, 2025 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 8, 2024 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
Okemo Trailside Condominium
VT0005325 · Groundwater · 540 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
- Reported level
- 0.0032 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
21% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.8 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
138% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2008
Violation history (9)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 31, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Unaddressed | Apr 10, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Unaddressed | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Aug 24, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
Bull Run
VT0005609 · Groundwater · 420 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
- 5.0e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
3% 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.
Ledgewood
VT0020153 · Groundwater · 292 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
- 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, 2023
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.4 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
108% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2018
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Okemo Village Condominiums
VT0005324 · Groundwater · 180 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
- Reported level
- 0.0032 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
21% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Combined Uranium
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 22 UG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 30 UG/L
73% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Violation history (11)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 9, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Dec 29, 2022 to May 23, 2023 |
| Combined UraniumHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Combined UraniumHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Combined UraniumHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Combined UraniumHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2017 |
Alpen Meadows
VT0005359 · 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
- 0.0029 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
19% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Divided Sky Foundation
VT0005357 · Groundwater · 75 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
- 0.0064 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
43% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (3)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 6, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2001 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
66.6
PPM as CaCO₃
Moderately Hard
PPM
66.6
GPG
3.9
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
66.6 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
66.6
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
3.9
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
1
Nearest site
8.6 mi
Observation range
Jul 20, 2017–Jul 20, 2017
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: VT- AN 01 (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 05149 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Ludlow median
67 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 66.6–66.6 PPM
Vermont median
114 PPM
47 PPM lower80 indexed ZIP readings · Range 13.3–292 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
A reported action-level record needs context. Check its monitoring period and the utility's current report.
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 Ludlow
Is tap water safe in Ludlow?+
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.