Jasper, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
51mg/L
3.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Jasper Water Works and Sewer Board · June 2022

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

Tap water in Jasper has about 51 mg/L of hardness, which is 3.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Jasper Water Works and Sewer Board, dated June 2022.

Jasper on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Cullman: 40 mg/LCullman 40Forestdale: 77 mg/LForestdale 77Birmingham: 77 mg/LBirmingham 77Center Point: 77 mg/LCenter Point 77Homewood: 77 mg/LHomewood 77Mountain Brook: 77 mg/LMountain Brook 77Irondale: 79 mg/LIrondale 79Hueytown: 113 mg/LHueytown 113Bessemer: 113 mg/LBessemer 113Trussville: 155 mg/LTrussville 155Jasper 51mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Cullman: 40 mg/LCullman 40Forestdale: 77 mg/LForestdale 77Birmingham: 77 mg/LBirmingham 77Center Point: 77 mg/LCenter Poi. 77Hueytown: 113 mg/LHueytown 113Bessemer: 113 mg/LBessemer 11351 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 51 mg/L, Jasper is 22 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 40 mg/L in Cullman to 155 in Trussville.

What 51 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 51 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 Jasper's water system

Jasper Water Works & Sewer Board · PWSID AL0001336

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 28,638 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
11
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 Jasper water hard?

No. It measures about 51 mg/L (3.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 51 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.0.

Has the Jasper water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Jasper Water Works & Sewer Board since 2016. There were also 11 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 6, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.