Maumelle, AR water hardness
Reported by Central Arkansas Water · June 2025
- AR typical
- 39 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Utility report
Tap water in Maumelle has about 38 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Central Arkansas Water, dated June 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 16 to 38 mg/L.
At 38 mg/L, Maumelle is close to the typical Arkansas figure of 39 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 3 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Ward to 49 in Bryant.
What 38 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 38 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 Maumelle's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 368,455 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties Maumelle to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Maumelle, so check the utility printed on your water bill.
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 Maumelle water hard?
No. It measures about 38 mg/L (2.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.
What is the water hardness in Maumelle in grains per gallon?
About 2.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 38 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.2.
Has the Maumelle water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Central Arkansas Water since 2016.
Nearby cities
- Little Rock38 mg/LSoft
- North Little Rock39 mg/LSoft
- Sherwood38 mg/LSoft
- Jacksonville38 mg/LSoft
- Conway24 mg/LSoft
- Bryant49 mg/LSoft
- East End29 mg/LSoft
- Benton47 mg/LSoft
- Cabot28 mg/LSoft
- Ward12 mg/LSoft
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 16, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.