Hard water in Trussville, AL

Tap water hardness
155mg/L
9.1gpg
Hard

Reported by Trussville Utilities · March 2024

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

The water in Trussville carries roughly 155 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 9.1 grains per gallon. That is hard water. The number comes from Trussville Utilities, dated March 2024.

Trussville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Center Point: 77 mg/LCenter Point 77Mountain Brook: 77 mg/LMountain Brook 77Birmingham: 77 mg/LBirmingham 77Homewood: 77 mg/LHomewood 77Forestdale: 77 mg/LForestdale 77Irondale: 79 mg/LIrondale 79Odenville: 124 mg/LOdenville 124Leeds: 147 mg/LLeeds 147Springville: 149 mg/LSpringville 149Pell City: 154 mg/LPell City 154Trussville 155mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Center Point: 77 mg/LCenter Poi. 77Mountain Brook: 77 mg/LMountain B. 77Irondale: 79 mg/LIrondale 79Odenville: 124 mg/LOdenville 124Leeds: 147 mg/LLeeds 147Springville: 149 mg/LSpringville 149155 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 155 mg/L, Trussville is 82 mg/L above the typical Alabama figure of 73. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 77 mg/L in Center Point to 154 in Pell City.

What 155 mg/L means at home

Expect white crust on faucets and showerheads, plus spots on dishes that come out of the dishwasher.

Kettles collect scale quickly. Water heaters build up sediment at the bottom of the tank, which makes them work harder over time.

Soap and detergent need a little more to lather, and soap scum shows up in the tub.

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

At 155 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.

Ion-exchange water softener

The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.

Salt-free conditioner

No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.

Reverse osmosis or carbon filter

Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.

Softener size for Trussville

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 9.1 gpg = 2,038 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 11 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Trussville's water system

Trussville, UB of the City of · PWSID AL0000761

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 36,300 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
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 Trussville water hard?

Yes. It measures about 155 mg/L (9.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as hard.

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

About 9.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 155 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 9.1.

What size water softener do I need in Trussville?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 9.1 gpg works out to about 2,038 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 11 days.

Has the Trussville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Trussville, UB of the City of since 2016. There were also 2 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 18, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.