How hard is the water in Russellville, AL?

Tap water hardness
88mg/L
5.2gpg
Moderately hardReports range 88–111

Reported by Russellville Water Works · May 2022

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

Tap water in Russellville has about 88 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Russellville Water Works, dated May 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 88 to 111 mg/L.

Russellville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Hamilton: 38 mg/LHamilton 38Cullman: 40 mg/LCullman 40Jasper: 51 mg/LJasper 51Florence: 62 mg/LFlorence 62Muscle Shoals: 71 mg/LMuscle Shoals 71Sheffield: 73 mg/LSheffield 73Decatur: 74 mg/LDecatur 74Triana: 100 mg/LTriana 100Athens: 112 mg/LAthens 112Tuscumbia: 120 mg/LTuscumbia 120Russellville 88mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Hamilton: 38 mg/LHamilton 38Florence: 62 mg/LFlorence 62Muscle Shoals: 71 mg/LMuscle Sho. 71Sheffield: 73 mg/LSheffield 73Decatur: 74 mg/LDecatur 74Tuscumbia: 120 mg/LTuscumbia 12088 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Russellville sits 15 mg/L above the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 7 have softer water and 3 have harder. The range nearby runs from 38 mg/L in Hamilton to 120 in Tuscumbia.

What 88 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 Russellville

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.2 gpg = 1,166 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 20 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Russellville's water system

Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board · PWSID AL0000610

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 17,100 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 Russellville water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 88 mg/L (5.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 88 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.2.

What size water softener do I need in Russellville?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.2 gpg works out to about 1,166 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 20 days.

Has the Russellville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, 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.