How hard is the water in Brewton, AL?

Tap water hardness
85mg/L
5.0gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Brewton Water Works · May 2022

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Brewton has about 85 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Brewton Water Works, dated May 2022.

Brewton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Monroeville: 7 mg/LMonroeville 7Greenville: 7 mg/LGreenville 7Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Atmore: 25 mg/LAtmore 25Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Andalusia: 47 mg/LAndalusia 47Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 111Brewton 85mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Monroeville: 7 mg/LMonroeville 7Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Atmore: 25 mg/LAtmore 25Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Andalusia: 47 mg/LAndalusia 47Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 11185 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Brewton sits 12 mg/L above the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 9 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Monroeville to 111 in Opp.

What 85 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Brewton

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.0 gpg = 1,120 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 21 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Brewton's water system

Brewton, the WWB of the City of · PWSID AL0000555

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 11,430 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
89
Open now
1
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Fluoride'16'18'20'22'24'26Fluoride
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Fluoride12020Resolved

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 Brewton water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 85 mg/L (5.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 85 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.0.

What size water softener do I need in Brewton?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.0 gpg works out to about 1,120 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 21 days.

Has the Brewton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Brewton, the WWB of the City of since 2016, involving Fluoride. There were also 89 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.