Camden, AR water hardness

Tap water hardness
34mg/L
2.0gpg
Soft

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

AR typical
39 mg/L
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Camden carries roughly 34 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.0 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (May 2022).

Camden on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AR typical 39Magnolia: 8 mg/LMagnolia 8Hope: 11 mg/LHope 11Arkadelphia: 21 mg/LArkadelphia 21Malvern: 24 mg/LMalvern 24Hot Springs: 29 mg/LHot Springs 29East End: 29 mg/LEast End 29Hot Springs Village: 36 mg/LHot Springs Village 36Little Rock: 38 mg/LLittle Rock 38Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 47Bryant: 49 mg/LBryant 49Camden 34mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AR 39Magnolia: 8 mg/LMagnolia 8Hope: 11 mg/LHope 11Arkadelphia: 21 mg/LArkadelphia 21Malvern: 24 mg/LMalvern 24Hot Springs: 29 mg/LHot Springs 29Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 4734 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Camden sits close to the typical Arkansas figure of 39 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 8 mg/L in Magnolia to 49 in Bryant.

What 34 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 34 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 Camden's water system

We could not match Camden 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 Camden water hard?

No. It measures about 34 mg/L (2.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 34 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.0.

Nearby cities

All 46 cities in Arkansas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, May 11, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.