Andalusia, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
47mg/L
2.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Andalusia (Utilities Board Of) · September 2024

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

Andalusia water measures 47 mg/L (2.8 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Andalusia (Utilities Board Of), dated September 2024.

Andalusia on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Greenville: 7 mg/LGreenville 7Monroeville: 7 mg/LMonroeville 7Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Ozark: 19 mg/LOzark 19Atmore: 25 mg/LAtmore 25Brewton: 85 mg/LBrewton 85Enterprise: 95 mg/LEnterprise 95Dothan: 99 mg/LDothan 99Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 111Headland: 173 mg/LHeadland 173Andalusia 47mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Greenville: 7 mg/LGreenville 7Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Ozark: 19 mg/LOzark 19Brewton: 85 mg/LBrewton 85Enterprise: 95 mg/LEnterprise 95Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 11147 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 47 mg/L, Andalusia is 26 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Greenville to 173 in Headland.

What 47 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 47 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 Andalusia's water system

Andalusia, Utilities Board of · PWSID AL0000356

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 15,251 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
13
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 Andalusia water hard?

No. It measures about 47 mg/L (2.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 47 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.8.

Has the Andalusia water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Andalusia, Utilities Board of since 2016. There were also 13 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, September 4, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.