Bryant, AR water hardness

Tap water hardness
49mg/L
2.9gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 1,159 water samples in Saline County · July 2026

AR typical
39 mg/L
Data
County estimate

Water samples from around Bryant put hardness at about 49 mg/L (2.9 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 1,159 samples taken across Saline County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Bryant's treated tap water.

Bryant on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AR typical 39Malvern: 24 mg/LMalvern 24Conway: 24 mg/LConway 24East End: 29 mg/LEast End 29Hot Springs Village: 36 mg/LHot Springs Village 36Little Rock: 38 mg/LLittle Rock 38Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38Sherwood: 38 mg/LSherwood 38Jacksonville: 38 mg/LJacksonville 38North Little Rock: 39 mg/LNorth Little Rock 39Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 47Bryant 49mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AR 39East End: 29 mg/LEast End 29Little Rock: 38 mg/LLittle Rock 38Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38Sherwood: 38 mg/LSherwood 38North Little Rock: 39 mg/LNorth Litt. 39Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 4749 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 49 mg/L, Bryant is close to the typical Arkansas figure of 39 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 24 mg/L in Malvern to 47 in Benton.

What 49 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 49 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 Bryant's water system

We could not match Bryant to a community water system in EPA's records. Your water bill or the yearly Consumer Confidence Report names the system and its ID.

Questions

Is Bryant water hard?

No. It measures about 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 49 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Nearby cities

All 46 cities in Arkansas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (county estimate, July 4, 2026), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.