Ozark, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
19mg/L
1.1gpg
SoftReports range 19–46

Reported by Ozark Utilities Board · May 2022

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

Tap water in Ozark has about 19 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Ozark Utilities Board, dated May 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 19 to 46 mg/L.

Ozark on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Greenville: 7 mg/LGreenville 7Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Pike Road: 38 mg/LPike Road 38Montgomery: 38 mg/LMontgomery 38Andalusia: 47 mg/LAndalusia 47Tuskegee: 65 mg/LTuskegee 65Enterprise: 95 mg/LEnterprise 95Dothan: 99 mg/LDothan 99Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 111Headland: 173 mg/LHeadland 173Ozark 19mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Troy: 12 mg/LTroy 12Andalusia: 47 mg/LAndalusia 47Enterprise: 95 mg/LEnterprise 95Dothan: 99 mg/LDothan 99Opp: 111 mg/LOpp 111Headland: 173 mg/LHeadland 17319 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Ozark sits 54 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Greenville to 173 in Headland.

What 19 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 19 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 Ozark's water system

Ozark Utilities Board · PWSID AL0000441

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 19,965 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
22
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 Ozark water hard?

No. It measures about 19 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 19 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Ozark water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Ozark Utilities Board since 2016. There were also 22 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, May 19, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.