Hot Springs Village, AR water hardness

Tap water hardness
36mg/L
2.1gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · April 2025

AR typical
39 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Hot Springs Village carries roughly 36 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.1 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (April 2025).

Hot Springs Village on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AR typical 39Morrilton: 11 mg/LMorrilton 11Arkadelphia: 21 mg/LArkadelphia 21Malvern: 24 mg/LMalvern 24Conway: 24 mg/LConway 24Hot Springs: 29 mg/LHot Springs 29East End: 29 mg/LEast End 29Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38Little Rock: 38 mg/LLittle Rock 38Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 47Bryant: 49 mg/LBryant 49Hot Springs Village 36mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AR 39Malvern: 24 mg/LMalvern 24Hot Springs: 29 mg/LHot Springs 29Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38Little Rock: 38 mg/LLittle Rock 38Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 47Bryant: 49 mg/LBryant 4936 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 36 mg/L, Hot Springs Village is 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 11 mg/L in Morrilton to 49 in Bryant.

What 36 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 36 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 Hot Springs Village's water system

Hot Springs Utilities · PWSID AR0000209

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 75,343 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Hot Springs Village.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct12019Resolved

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 Hot Springs Village water hard?

No. It measures about 36 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Hot Springs Village in grains per gallon?

About 2.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 36 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.1.

Has the Hot Springs Village water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Hot Springs Utilities since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 46 cities in Arkansas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, April 14, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.