Woodhaven Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Woodhaven, New York, a neighborhood in south-central Queens, New York City — a diverse and historic Queens neighborhood adjacent to Richmond Hill (Woodhaven and Richmond Hill share the Jamaica Avenue commercial corridor — one of the longest continuous shopping streets in New York City), a Queens neighborhood with a significant Guyanese-American, Indo-Caribbean-American, Mexican-American, and South Asian-American population (Woodhaven has one of the most diverse ethnic compositions in Queens), home of Forest Park (a major Queens park — one of the largest wooded parks in NYC Queens Borough), and a primarily residential south Queens community — draws its municipal water supply via the NYC DEP. Water hardness in Woodhaven measures 85 mg/L — classified as moderately soft.

Woodhaven's moderate softness reflects the NYC DEP Catskill–Delaware distribution in south-central Queens. The Catskill–Delaware source (approximately 40–60 mg/L) accumulates moderate hardness through the south Queens distribution infrastructure (mid-century Queens borough expansion mains in the Jamaica–Woodhaven distribution grid). The south Queens distribution characteristics produce the moderate 85 mg/L — softer than the older north Queens neighborhoods closer to the Bronx.

With hardness at 85 mg/L, Woodhaven residents enjoy moderately soft water. NYC DEP consistently delivers water meeting all New York State DEC and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.