Saraland, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
34mg/L
2.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Saraland Water Service · July 2024

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

Tap water in Saraland 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 Saraland Water Service, dated July 2024.

Saraland 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 27Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Saraland 34mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Tillmans Corner: 11 mg/LTillmans C. 11Bay Minette: 18 mg/LBay Minette 18Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fo. 3134 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 34 mg/L, Saraland is 39 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 11 mg/L in Tillmans Corner to 31 in Spanish Fort.

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 Saraland's water system

Saraland, BD of W&S Commissioners · PWSID AL0001021

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 13,827 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
55
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 Saraland 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 Saraland 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 Saraland water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Saraland, BD of W&S Commissioners since 2016. There were also 55 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, July 16, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.