Tap water hardness in British Columbia

We have published hardness data for 35 cities in British Columbia. The median is 22 mg/L; the hardest water is in Vernon (173 mg/L), the softest in Nanaimo (12 mg/L).

9 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).

Health Canada: hardness above 200 mg/L is considered poor but tolerable; above 500 mg/L unacceptable.

Cities in British Columbia, hardest first

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