Tillmans Corner, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
11mg/L
0.7gpg
Soft

Reported by Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority · June 2022

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

The water in Tillmans Corner carries roughly 11 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.7 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority, dated June 2022.

Tillmans Corner on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Robertsdale: 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 29Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 34Tillmans Corner 11mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Fairhope: 27 mg/LFairhope 27Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Satsuma: 30 mg/LSatsuma 30Saraland: 34 mg/LSaraland 3411 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Tillmans Corner sits 62 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Robertsdale to 34 in Saraland.

What 11 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 11 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 Tillmans Corner's water system

Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority · PWSID AL0001002

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 39,573 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
59
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Tillmans Corner to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Tillmans Corner, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 byproduct12018Resolved

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 Tillmans Corner water hard?

No. It measures about 11 mg/L (0.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Tillmans Corner in grains per gallon?

About 0.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 11 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.7.

Has the Tillmans Corner water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 59 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, June 15, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.