Tap water hardness in New Brunswick
We have published hardness data for 4 cities in New Brunswick. The median is 19 mg/L; the hardest water is in Fredericton (120 mg/L), the softest in Saint John West (19 mg/L).
25 % 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 New Brunswick, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton | 120 | 120 | hard |
| Saint John | 19 | 19 | soft |
| Saint John East | 19 | 19 | soft |
| Saint John West | 19 | 19 | soft |