Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationRegional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Hancock County.
Your tap water
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.
Find an official utility report →At a glance
EPA quarter 2026Q2
Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
Ask your provider or test your tap
All possible systems
Review needed
1 active health-based record
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
2 systems
Serves 1,659 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
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.
WV3301517 · Groundwater · 1,659 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 →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.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
27% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Oct 9, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 14, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2023 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2023 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 16, 2022 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022 |
WV3301515 · Groundwater · 1,326 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →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.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
10% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 13, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 13, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 13, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Oct 13, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 20, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jul 20, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 20, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 20, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Dec 30, 2024 to May 28, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 16, 2024 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | May 14, 2023 to Dec 5, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Mar 18, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jul 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022 |
Hardness meter
267
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
267
GPG
15.6
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
267 PPM
Parts per million
267
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
15.6
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
2.3 mi
Observation range
Jul 22, 2019–Apr 1, 2026
Regional evidence confidence
High
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: OH4102512 Jefferson 00149 Production Well 0N01 (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
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
New Cumberland median
267 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 267–267 PPM
West Virginia median
141 PPM
126 PPM higher169 indexed ZIP readings · Range 17.8–414 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
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.
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →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
EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
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.