Albertville, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
34mg/L
2.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Albertville Utilities Board · June 2022

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Albertville carries roughly 34 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.0 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Albertville Utilities Board, dated June 2022.

Albertville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Gadsden: 63 mg/LGadsden 63Guntersville: 69 mg/LGuntersville 69Rainsville: 69 mg/LRainsville 69Scottsboro: 78 mg/LScottsboro 78Arab: 79 mg/LArab 79Rainbow City: 111 mg/LRainbow City 111Southside: 112 mg/LSouthside 112Oneonta: 116 mg/LOneonta 116Attalla: 134 mg/LAttalla 134Glencoe: 168 mg/LGlencoe 168Albertville 34mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Gadsden: 63 mg/LGadsden 63Guntersville: 69 mg/LGuntersvil. 69Rainsville: 69 mg/LRainsville 69Arab: 79 mg/LArab 79Rainbow City: 111 mg/LRainbow Ci. 111Attalla: 134 mg/LAttalla 13434 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 34 mg/L, Albertville is 39 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 63 mg/L in Gadsden to 168 in Glencoe.

What 34 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 34 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Albertville's water system

Albertville, Municipal UB of the City of · PWSID AL0000933

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 29,367 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
8
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Albertville water hard?

No. It measures about 34 mg/L (2.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Albertville in grains per gallon?

About 2.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 34 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.0.

Has the Albertville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Albertville, Municipal UB of the City of since 2016. There were also 8 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 91 cities in Alabama

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 6, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.