Atmore, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
25mg/L
1.5gpg
Soft

Reported by West Escambia Utilities Inc. · May 2022

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

Atmore water measures 25 mg/L (1.5 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from West Escambia Utilities Inc., dated May 2022.

Atmore on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Monroeville: 7 mg/LMonroeville 7Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 34Brewton: 85 mg/LBrewton 85Atmore 25mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Monroeville: 7 mg/LMonroeville 7Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fo. 31Brewton: 85 mg/LBrewton 8525 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 25 mg/L, Atmore is 48 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Monroeville to 85 in Brewton.

What 25 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 25 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 Atmore's water system

West Escambia Utilities, Inc. · PWSID AL0000553

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 12,060 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
30
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 Atmore water hard?

No. It measures about 25 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 25 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.5.

Has the Atmore water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for West Escambia Utilities, Inc. since 2016. There were also 30 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, May 10, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.