Prichard, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
29mg/L
1.7gpg
SoftReports range 3–29

Reported by Prichard Water Works Board · March 2025

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
8
Data
Utility report

Prichard water measures 29 mg/L (1.7 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Prichard Water Works Board, dated March 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 3 to 29 mg/L.

Prichard on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Tillmans Corner: 11 mg/LTillmans Corner 11Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Fairhope: 27 mg/LFairhope 27Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 34Prichard 29mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Tillmans Corner: 11 mg/LTillmans C. 11Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fo. 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 3429 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 29 mg/L, Prichard is 44 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 11 mg/L in Tillmans Corner to 34 in Saraland.

What 29 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 29 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 Prichard's water system

Prichard Water Works Board · PWSID AL0001015

8 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 29,190 people from surface water.

Health-based
8
Monitoring or reporting
19
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct82024–2026Resolved

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 Prichard water hard?

No. It measures about 29 mg/L (1.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 29 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.7.

Has the Prichard water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 8 health-based violations for Prichard Water Works Board since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 19 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, March 21, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.