Roanoke, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
34mg/L
2.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Roanoke (the Util. BD. of the City Of) · May 2022

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

Tap water in Roanoke has about 34 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Roanoke (the Util. BD. of the City Of), dated May 2022.

Roanoke on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Alexander City: 21 mg/LAlexander City 21Opelika: 29 mg/LOpelika 29Anniston: 63 mg/LAnniston 63Saks: 63 mg/LSaks 63Tuskegee: 65 mg/LTuskegee 65Auburn: 73 mg/LAuburn 73Sylacauga: 94 mg/LSylacauga 94Jacksonville: 120 mg/LJacksonville 120Oxford: 125 mg/LOxford 125Talladega: 134 mg/LTalladega 134Roanoke 34mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Alexander City: 21 mg/LAlexander. 21Opelika: 29 mg/LOpelika 29Anniston: 63 mg/LAnniston 63Auburn: 73 mg/LAuburn 73Oxford: 125 mg/LOxford 125Talladega: 134 mg/LTalladega 13434 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Roanoke sits 39 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 21 mg/L in Alexander City to 134 in Talladega.

What 34 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 34 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 Roanoke's water system

Roanoke, the Util. BD. of the City of · PWSID AL0001127

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 7,575 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
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 Roanoke water hard?

No. It measures about 34 mg/L (2.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 34 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.0.

Has the Roanoke water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Roanoke, the Util. BD. of the City of since 2016. There were also 4 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 18, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.