Montgomery, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
38mg/L
2.2gpg
SoftReports range 9–38

Reported by Montgomery Water Works · May 2025

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

Montgomery water measures 38 mg/L (2.2 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Montgomery Water Works, dated May 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 9 to 38 mg/L.

Montgomery on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Greenville: 7 mg/LGreenville 7Millbrook: 11 mg/LMillbrook 11Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Prattville: 19 mg/LPrattville 19Alexander City: 21 mg/LAlexander City 21Pike Road: 38 mg/LPike Road 38Clanton: 53 mg/LClanton 53Tuskegee: 65 mg/LTuskegee 65Auburn: 73 mg/LAuburn 73Selma: 74 mg/LSelma 74Montgomery 38mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Greenville: 7 mg/LGreenville 7Millbrook: 11 mg/LMillbrook 11Prattville: 19 mg/LPrattville 19Pike Road: 38 mg/LPike Road 38Clanton: 53 mg/LClanton 53Tuskegee: 65 mg/LTuskegee 6538 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, Montgomery is 35 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Greenville to 74 in Selma.

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 Montgomery's water system

Montgomery, the Ww&ssb of the City of · PWSID AL0001070

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 276,000 people from surface water.

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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Montgomery, the Ww&ssb of the City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 91 cities in Alabama

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 27, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.