Clanton, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
53mg/L
3.1gpg
Soft

Reported by Clanton Water Department · July 2023

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

Clanton water measures 53 mg/L (3.1 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Clanton Water Department, dated July 2023.

Clanton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Millbrook: 11 mg/LMillbrook 11Prattville: 19 mg/LPrattville 19Selma: 74 mg/LSelma 74Columbiana: 86 mg/LColumbiana 86Sylacauga: 94 mg/LSylacauga 94Pelham: 169 mg/LPelham 169Helena: 190 mg/LHelena 190Alabaster: 193 mg/LAlabaster 193Calera: 196 mg/LCalera 196Montevallo: 263 mg/LMontevallo 263Clanton 53mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Millbrook: 11 mg/LMillbrook 11Prattville: 19 mg/LPrattville 19Columbiana: 86 mg/LColumbiana 86Alabaster: 193 mg/LAlabaster 193Calera: 196 mg/LCalera 196Montevallo: 263 mg/LMontevallo 26353 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Clanton sits 20 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 11 mg/L in Millbrook to 263 in Montevallo.

What 53 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 53 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 Clanton's water system

Clanton, the WW & SB of the City of · PWSID AL0000213

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 13,500 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
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 Clanton water hard?

No. It measures about 53 mg/L (3.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 53 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.1.

Has the Clanton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Clanton, the WW & SB of the City of since 2016. There were also 4 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, July 17, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.