Cabot, AR water hardness

Tap water hardness
28mg/L
1.6gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · November 2022

AR typical
39 mg/L
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Cabot carries roughly 28 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.6 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (November 2022).

Cabot on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AR typical 39Ward: 12 mg/LWard 12Conway: 24 mg/LConway 24Searcy: 29 mg/LSearcy 29East End: 29 mg/LEast End 29Jacksonville: 38 mg/LJacksonville 38Sherwood: 38 mg/LSherwood 38Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38Little Rock: 38 mg/LLittle Rock 38North Little Rock: 39 mg/LNorth Little Rock 39Bryant: 49 mg/LBryant 49Cabot 28mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AR 39Ward: 12 mg/LWard 12Searcy: 29 mg/LSearcy 29Jacksonville: 38 mg/LJacksonvil. 38Sherwood: 38 mg/LSherwood 38Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38North Little Rock: 39 mg/LNorth Litt. 3928 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Cabot sits 11 mg/L below the typical Arkansas figure of 39. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Ward to 49 in Bryant.

What 28 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 28 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 Cabot's water system

We could not match Cabot 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 Cabot water hard?

No. It measures about 28 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 28 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.6.

Nearby cities

All 46 cities in Arkansas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, November 30, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.