Aquatell

Virginia

The 16 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 1.6 to 16 grains per gallon, with a median of 4.2; 25% are hard or very hard.

How the 16 figures spread across the bands

  • Soft 0
  • Slightly hard 5
  • Moderately hard 7
  • Hard 3
  • Very hard 1
Hardness
4.2 gpg medianAverage 5.0 gpg (86 ppm), from 1.6 to 16. 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
17 places17 listings as published
Disinfectant
5 of 5use 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.

17 places

On the scaleDisinfectantSourcesAsk Aqua
Roanoke
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 16 gpg273 ppm, very hard –
Leesburg
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 7.4 gpg125 ppm, hard –
Arlington
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 7.0 gpg120 ppm, hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Fairfax
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 7.0 gpg127 ppm, hard –
Winchester
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 5.0 gpg79 ppm, moderately hard –
Hampton
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.8 gpg81 ppm, moderately hard –
Newport News
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.8 gpg81 ppm, moderately hard –
Alexandria
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.4 gpg75 ppm, moderately hard –
Danville
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.0 gpg72 ppm, moderately hard –
Richmond
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.6 gpg60 ppm, moderately hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Harrisonburg
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.5 gpg60 ppm, moderately hard –
Blacksburg
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard –
Lynchburg
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.0 gpg48 ppm, slightly hard –
Norfolk
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.8 gpg47 ppm, slightly hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Chesapeake
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.4 gpg41 ppm, slightly hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Charlottesville
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.6 gpg26 ppm, slightly hard –
Virginia Beach
 – 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 Virginia’s water

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