Heber Springs, AR water hardness
Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · May 2022
- AR typical
- 39 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Calculated from utility data
The water in Heber Springs carries roughly 17 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.0 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (May 2022).
At 17 mg/L, Heber Springs is 22 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 11 mg/L in Morrilton to 135 in Batesville.
What 17 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 17 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 Heber Springs's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 14,015 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- Open now
- 0
EPA lists this system as serving Heber Springs.
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 Heber Springs water hard?
No. It measures about 17 mg/L (1.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.
What is the water hardness in Heber Springs in grains per gallon?
About 1.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 17 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.0.
Has the Heber Springs water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Heber Springs Water System since 2016.
Nearby cities
- Searcy29 mg/LSoft
- Batesville135 mg/LHard
- Ward12 mg/LSoft
- Cabot28 mg/LSoft
- Conway24 mg/LSoft
- Jacksonville38 mg/LSoft
- Sherwood38 mg/LSoft
- Morrilton11 mg/LSoft
- Maumelle38 mg/LSoft
- North Little Rock39 mg/LSoft
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, May 3, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.