Aquatell

Nevada

The 10 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 2.0 to 24 grains per gallon, with a median of 14; 60% are hard or very hard.

How the 10 figures spread across the bands

  • Soft 0
  • Slightly hard 1
  • Moderately hard 3
  • Hard 0
  • Very hard 6
Hardness
14 gpg medianAverage 12 gpg (207 ppm), from 2.0 to 24. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
Coverage
13 places13 listings as published
Disinfectant
7 of 7use chloramine; 0 use chlorine

Every place we have

Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.

13 places

On the scaleDisinfectantSourcesAsk Aqua
Elko
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 24 gpg410 ppm, very hard –
Henderson
 18 gpg308 ppm, very hard Chloramine HardnessDisinfectant
Jackpot
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 18 gpg310 ppm, very hard –
Las Vegas
Another page differs
  • Another Aquatell page gives chlorine; this table's figure is kept.
 17 gpg291 ppm, very hard Chloramine HardnessDisinfectant
Tonopah
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 16 gpg270 ppm, very hard –
Winnemucca
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 12 gpg210 ppm, very hard –
Carson City
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 6.0 gpg104 ppm, moderately hard –
Carson
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.1 gpg69 ppm, moderately hard –
Sparks
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.0 gpg67 ppm, moderately hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Reno
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg38 ppm, slightly hard Chloramine Disinfectant
North Las Vegas
 – Chloramine Disinfectant
Paradise
 – Chloramine Disinfectant
Sunrise Manor
 – Chloramine Disinfectant

Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.

What to do about it

Hard water

Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.

Water softenersSizing a softener

Chlorine or chloramine

Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.

Carbon and chloramine filters

Not sure what you need?

Aqua knows these figures and Aquatell’s treatment charts, and can size a system for your home.

Softeners for Nevada’s water

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