Hamilton, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
38mg/L
2.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Hamilton Water and Wastewater Department · June 2022

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

Tap water in Hamilton has about 38 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Hamilton Water and Wastewater Department, dated June 2022.

Hamilton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Tuscaloosa: 32 mg/LTuscaloosa 32Northport: 40 mg/LNorthport 40Cullman: 40 mg/LCullman 40Jasper: 51 mg/LJasper 51Florence: 62 mg/LFlorence 62Muscle Shoals: 71 mg/LMuscle Shoals 71Sheffield: 73 mg/LSheffield 73Decatur: 74 mg/LDecatur 74Russellville: 88 mg/LRussellville 88Tuscumbia: 120 mg/LTuscumbia 120Hamilton 38mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Jasper: 51 mg/LJasper 51Florence: 62 mg/LFlorence 62Muscle Shoals: 71 mg/LMuscle Sho. 71Sheffield: 73 mg/LSheffield 73Russellville: 88 mg/LRussellvil. 88Tuscumbia: 120 mg/LTuscumbia 12038 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 38 mg/L, Hamilton is 35 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 32 mg/L in Tuscaloosa to 120 in Tuscumbia.

What 38 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 38 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 Hamilton's water system

Hamilton Water & Wastewater Department · PWSID AL0000926

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 10,500 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
15
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 Hamilton water hard?

No. It measures about 38 mg/L (2.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 38 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.2.

Has the Hamilton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Hamilton Water & Wastewater Department since 2016. 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, June 1, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.