Gloversville Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Gloversville, New York, in Fulton County — a Fulton County city adjacent to Johnstown and Broadalbin on the Cayadutta Creek in east-central New York — receives its municipal water from the Gloversville Water Division, drawing from local Fulton County reservoirs through the east-central New York distribution.

The moderately soft 65 mg/L hardness and low TDS of 99 mg/L reflect the east-central New York Adirondack supply's predominantly insoluble crystalline character — consistent with other Adirondack-supplied communities (Saranac Lake: ~18 mg/L; Plattsburgh: ~45 mg/L), though slightly harder due to the Mohawk Valley calcareous input. The Fulton County watershed drains the Adirondack Upland — Precambrian Adirondack Anorthosite (insoluble — dominant contributor), Precambrian Marcy Gneiss (insoluble), and minor Ordovician Trenton Limestone input from the south Mohawk Valley (calcareous — minor hardness contributor). The predominantly insoluble Adirondack crystalline basement produces the moderately soft supply.

At 65 mg/L, Gloversville's water is moderately soft — light scale forms slowly in appliances, dishwashers remain efficient, and bathroom fixtures need occasional cleaning. Semi-annual descaling is appropriate. The PFAS level of 3.3 ppt is low — the Fulton County east-central New York rural corridor has limited major AFFF military PFAS sources, and the Adirondack-supplied watershed is relatively pristine.