Hard water in Batesville, AR
Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · October 2022
- AR typical
- 39 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Calculated from utility data
Batesville water measures 135 mg/L (7.9 gpg) of hardness, hard by USGS standards. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (October 2022).
Batesville sits 96 mg/L above the typical Arkansas figure of 39. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Ward to 310 in Forrest City.
What 135 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 135 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.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 7.9 gpg = 1,773 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 13 days.
EPA record for Batesville's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 15,621 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- Open now
- 0
EPA lists this system as serving Batesville.
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 Batesville water hard?
Yes. It measures about 135 mg/L (7.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as hard.
What is the water hardness in Batesville in grains per gallon?
About 7.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 135 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 7.9.
What size water softener do I need in Batesville?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 7.9 gpg works out to about 1,773 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 13 days.
Has the Batesville water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Batesville Water Utilities since 2016.
Nearby cities
- Heber Springs17 mg/LSoft
- Searcy29 mg/LSoft
- Jonesboro60 mg/LSoft
- Ward12 mg/LSoft
- Mountain Home162 mg/LHard
- Cabot28 mg/LSoft
- Paragould12 mg/LSoft
- Conway24 mg/LSoft
- Jacksonville38 mg/LSoft
- Forrest City310 mg/LVery hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, October 14, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.