Greenville, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
7mg/L
0.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Butler County Water Authority · May 2022

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
4
Data
Utility report

Greenville water measures 7 mg/L (0.4 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Butler County Water Authority, dated May 2022.

Greenville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Monroeville: 7 mg/LMonroeville 7Millbrook: 11 mg/LMillbrook 11Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Prattville: 19 mg/LPrattville 19Montgomery: 38 mg/LMontgomery 38Pike Road: 38 mg/LPike Road 38Andalusia: 47 mg/LAndalusia 47Selma: 74 mg/LSelma 74Brewton: 85 mg/LBrewton 85Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 111Greenville 7mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Prattville: 19 mg/LPrattville 19Montgomery: 38 mg/LMontgomery 38Pike Road: 38 mg/LPike Road 38Andalusia: 47 mg/LAndalusia 47Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 1117 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Greenville sits 66 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Monroeville to 111 in Opp.

What 7 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 7 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 Greenville's water system

Butler County Water Authority · PWSID AL0001507

4 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 14,052 people from groundwater.

Health-based
4
Monitoring or reporting
15
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct42018–2019Resolved

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 Greenville water hard?

No. It measures about 7 mg/L (0.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 7 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.4.

Has the Greenville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 4 health-based violations for Butler County Water Authority since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 15 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 18, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.