# Philadelphia Water Systems by My Home Water System

> Published water hardness for Philadelphia, PA, copied from the utility's own reports, and a way to request a written water treatment quote from one local company. Not a water utility.

## Water facts, as published
- Hardness, Baxter plant, Philadelphia Water Department: Average 101 ppm (6 grains per gallon), range 72-121 ppm (2025 report year). Source: 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report – Philadelphia Water Department (Hardness in Tap Water table), https://water.phila.gov/2025-quality
- Hardness, Belmont plant, Philadelphia Water Department: Average 151 ppm (9 grains per gallon), range 99-204 ppm (2025 report year). Source: 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report – Philadelphia Water Department (Hardness in Tap Water table), https://water.phila.gov/2025-quality
- Hardness, Queen Lane plant, Philadelphia Water Department: Average 169 ppm (10 grains per gallon), range 119-270 ppm (2025 report year). Source: 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report – Philadelphia Water Department (Hardness in Tap Water table), https://water.phila.gov/2025-quality
- USGS class, our reading of the published figures: moderately hard to very hard. Classes: https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-school/science/hardness-water
- Baxter draws from the Delaware River. Belmont and Queen Lane draw from the Schuylkill.
- Philadelphia Water Department disinfects with chloramine, a combination of chlorine and ammonia. Source: Philadelphia Water Department 2025 water quality report, https://water.phila.gov/2025-quality
- The Baxter plant draws from the Delaware River, and the Queen Lane and Belmont plants draw from the Schuylkill. Source: Philadelphia Water Department 2025 water quality report, https://water.phila.gov/2025-quality
- Hardness depends on which treatment plant serves your part of the city, and the department says seasonal changes can affect taste and odor. Source: Philadelphia Water Department 2025 water quality report, https://water.phila.gov/2025-quality
- Sources last checked: 2026-10-27

## Pages
- [Philadelphia water and quotes](https://philadelphiawatersystems.com/): the answer, the sources, common questions
- [Water data as JSON](https://philadelphiawatersystems.com/water.json)
- [Philadelphia water by treatment plant](https://philadelphiawatersystems.com/by-area/): where each area or utility serves, its own figures and treatment
- [Water softeners](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/water-softeners/), [whole-home filtration](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/whole-home-filtration/), [reverse osmosis](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/reverse-osmosis/)
- [Hard water by city](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/hard-water-by-city/): published hardness for every city we cover

## Status
- Taking requests. No prices are published; quotes come after an assessment at the home.
- Run by My Home Water System, operated by Aidren LLC.