Loxley, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
25mg/L
1.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Loxley (Town Of) · June 2022

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

Tap water in Loxley has about 25 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.4 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Loxley (Town Of), dated June 2022.

Loxley on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Foley: 17 mg/LFoley 17Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Fairhope: 27 mg/LFairhope 27Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 34Loxley 25mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Foley: 17 mg/LFoley 17Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Fairhope: 27 mg/LFairhope 27Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fo. 3125 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Loxley sits 48 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Robertsdale to 34 in Saraland.

What 25 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 25 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 Loxley's water system

Loxley, City of · PWSID AL0000048

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 10,104 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
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 Loxley water hard?

No. It measures about 25 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 25 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.4.

Has the Loxley water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Loxley, City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 91 cities in Alabama

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 15, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.