Malvern, AR water hardness

Tap water hardness
24mg/L
1.4gpg
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 Malvern carries roughly 24 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.4 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (May 2022).

Malvern on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AR typical 39Arkadelphia: 21 mg/LArkadelphia 21Hot 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 38Maumelle: 38 mg/LMaumelle 38Sherwood: 38 mg/LSherwood 38North Little Rock: 39 mg/LNorth Little Rock 39Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 47Bryant: 49 mg/LBryant 49Malvern 24mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AR 39Arkadelphia: 21 mg/LArkadelphia 21Hot Springs: 29 mg/LHot Springs 29East End: 29 mg/LEast End 29Hot Springs Village: 36 mg/LHot Spring. 36Benton: 47 mg/LBenton 47Bryant: 49 mg/LBryant 4924 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Malvern sits 15 mg/L below the typical Arkansas figure of 39. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 21 mg/L in Arkadelphia to 49 in Bryant.

What 24 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 24 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 Malvern's water system

We could not match Malvern 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 Malvern water hard?

No. It measures about 24 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 24 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.4.

Nearby cities

All 46 cities in Arkansas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, May 10, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.