Hardness
Test neededNot reported
No numeric result for this system
Test incoming hardness before softener sizing; the reviewed report does not list a numeric hardness result.
2025View source
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Elkhart County, Indiana Water Quality Report
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Elkhart Public Works and Utilities
2025 report; individual sample dates shown
For Elkhart Public Works and Utilities (IN5220008). Goshen and other county suppliers need their own reports.
Your water at a glance
See the amount, the comparison and what it means. “Below” refers to the stated benchmark, not zero risk.
Chlorine
Below 4 ppm MRDL1ppm
Highest running annual average
2025View source
TTHMs
Below 80 ppb MCL41ppb
Highest reported locational running annual average
2024–2025View source
HAA5
Below 60 ppb MCL16ppb
Highest reported locational running annual average
2024–2025View source
Lead
Below the report’s 15 ppb action level2ppb
90th percentile at sampled taps
A utility percentile is not a test at your tap.
2025View source
Fluoride
Below 4 ppm MCL0.94ppm
Highest result
March 5, 2024View source
PFOA
Below report’s 4 ppt benchmark2.4ppt
Highest running annual average
Single-sample maximum: 5.1 ppt on August 6, 2025. This is a dated report comparison.
2025View source
PFHxS
Below report’s 10 ppt benchmark8.1ppt
Highest running annual average
Single-sample maximum: 11 ppt on December 16, 2025. Read the original PFAS table.
2025View source
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| Utility | Hardness | Hardness source |
|---|---|---|
| Not reported · test needed | 2025 |
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| What was measured | Reported amount | Sample year / source date | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | Not reported No numeric result for this system | 2025View source ↗ | Test neededTest incoming hardness before softener sizing; the reviewed report does not list a numeric hardness result. |
| Chlorine | 1 ppmHighest running annual average | 2025View source ↗ | Below 4 ppm MRDL |
| TTHMs | 41 ppbHighest reported locational running annual average | 2024–2025View source ↗ | Below 80 ppb MCL |
| HAA5 | 16 ppbHighest reported locational running annual average | 2024–2025View source ↗ | Below 60 ppb MCL |
| Lead | 2 ppb90th percentile at sampled taps | 2025View source ↗ | Below the report’s 15 ppb action levelA utility percentile is not a test at your tap. |
| Fluoride | 0.94 ppmHighest result | March 5, 2024View source ↗ | Below 4 ppm MCL |
| PFOA | 2.4 pptHighest running annual average | 2025View source ↗ | Below report’s 4 ppt benchmarkSingle-sample maximum: 5.1 ppt on August 6, 2025. This is a dated report comparison. |
| PFHxS | 8.1 pptHighest running annual average | 2025View source ↗ | Below report’s 10 ppt benchmarkSingle-sample maximum: 11 ppt on December 16, 2025. Read the original PFAS table. |
| Copper | 0.356 ppm90th percentile at sampled taps | 2025View source ↗ | Below the report’s 1.3 ppm action levelA utility percentile is not a test at your tap. |
| Nitrate | 1.5 ppmHighest result | January 2, 2025View source ↗ | Below 10 ppm MCL |
In drinking water, ppm ≈ mg/L, ppb ≈ µg/L and ppt ≈ ng/L. Calculated hardness in grains per US gallon (gpg) = mg/L as CaCO₃ ÷ 17.118, rounded to one decimal. ND means below the reporting limit, not zero.
MCL is an enforceable contaminant limit; MRDL is a disinfectant limit. A secondary guideline concerns aesthetics. TTHM/HAA5 compliance uses locational running annual averages; read the utility’s notices as well as individual results.
PFAS results are compound-specific. Source monitoring, entry-point samples and tap tests are different. A detected result does not identify every PFAS compound or establish the level at your home. Read the original report for context and current utility notices. EPA PFAS benchmarks and implementation ↗
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Source water. Groundwater is pumped from the Northwest, North Main and South wellfields, then treated for the Elkhart municipal system.
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What this means for your home
Whole-home filtration should be selected for documented reduction goals. A softener is for hardness minerals; it is not a substitute for verified PFAS reduction. The reviewed report does not provide numeric hardness for sizing.
No. The report gives individual sample maxima and running annual averages. Those statistics describe the sampled system and period. Use current supplier information and a suitable home test when you need an address-specific answer.
A useful local question
Can one Elkhart PFAS number describe every home?
No. The report gives individual sample maxima and running annual averages. Those statistics describe the sampled system and period. Use current supplier information and a suitable home test when you need an address-specific answer.
Sources and methodology
We keep each utility’s results separate, show the reported sample year, and distinguish averages, maxima and tap-sampling percentiles. Hardness classifications use USGS ranges. Missing data stays unknown.
Official utility reports
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- Elkhart Public Works and Utilities ↗2025 report; individual sample dates shown
- USGS hardness classification
- EPA PFAS benchmarks and implementation
Sources reviewed November 10, 2026. Individual sampling dates are shown with each result.
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