Bay Minette, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
18mg/L
1.1gpg
Soft

Reported by North Baldwin Utilities · June 2022

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

Tap water in Bay Minette has about 18 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from North Baldwin Utilities, dated June 2022.

Bay Minette on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Atmore: 25 mg/LAtmore 25Fairhope: 27 mg/LFairhope 27Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 34Bay Minette 18mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fo. 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 3418 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 18 mg/L, Bay Minette is 55 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Robertsdale to 34 in Saraland.

What 18 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 18 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 Bay Minette's water system

North Baldwin Utilities · PWSID AL0000023

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 28,713 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
124
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 Bay Minette water hard?

No. It measures about 18 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Bay Minette in grains per gallon?

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 18 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Bay Minette water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for North Baldwin Utilities since 2016. There were also 124 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 14, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.