How hard is the water in Moores Mill, AL?

Tap water hardness
67mg/L
3.9gpg
Moderately hardReports range 52–67

Reported by Madison County Water Department · June 2022

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Moores Mill water measures 67 mg/L (3.9 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Madison County Water Department, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 52 to 67 mg/L.

Moores Mill on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Albertville: 34 mg/LAlbertville 34Guntersville: 69 mg/LGuntersville 69Decatur: 74 mg/LDecatur 74Harvest: 78 mg/LHarvest 78Scottsboro: 78 mg/LScottsboro 78Arab: 79 mg/LArab 79Huntsville: 100 mg/LHuntsville 100Triana: 100 mg/LTriana 100Madison: 112 mg/LMadison 112Athens: 112 mg/LAthens 112Moores Mill 67mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Harvest: 78 mg/LHarvest 78Scottsboro: 78 mg/LScottsboro 78Huntsville: 100 mg/LHuntsville 100Triana: 100 mg/LTriana 100Madison: 112 mg/LMadison 112Athens: 112 mg/LAthens 11267 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 67 mg/L, Moores Mill is close to the typical Alabama figure of 73 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 34 mg/L in Albertville to 112 in Madison.

What 67 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Moores Mill

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 3.9 gpg = 882 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 27 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Moores Mill's water system

Madison County Water Department · PWSID AL0000888

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 119,100 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
29
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Moores Mill to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Moores Mill, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 Moores Mill water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 67 mg/L (3.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Moores Mill in grains per gallon?

About 3.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 67 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.9.

What size water softener do I need in Moores Mill?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 3.9 gpg works out to about 882 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 27 days.

Has the Moores Mill water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Madison County Water Department since 2016. There were also 29 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 15, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.