Paragould, AR water hardness

Tap water hardness
12mg/L
0.7gpg
Soft

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

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

Paragould water measures 12 mg/L (0.7 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (May 2022).

Paragould on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AR typical 39Ward: 12 mg/LWard 12Heber Springs: 17 mg/LHeber Springs 17Cabot: 28 mg/LCabot 28Searcy: 29 mg/LSearcy 29Jacksonville: 38 mg/LJacksonville 38Jonesboro: 60 mg/LJonesboro 60Stuttgart: 92 mg/LStuttgart 92Batesville: 135 mg/LBatesville 135Mountain Home: 162 mg/LMountain Home 162Forrest City: 310 mg/LForrest City 310Paragould 12mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AR 39Heber Springs: 17 mg/LHeber Spri. 17Searcy: 29 mg/LSearcy 29Jonesboro: 60 mg/LJonesboro 60Batesville: 135 mg/LBatesville 135Mountain Home: 162 mg/LMountain H. 162Forrest City: 310 mg/LForrest Ci. 31012 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 12 mg/L, Paragould is 27 mg/L below the typical Arkansas figure of 39. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Ward to 310 in Forrest City.

What 12 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 12 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 Paragould's water system

Paragould Municipal Utilities · PWSID AR0000222

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 31,188 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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EPA lists this system as serving Paragould.

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 Paragould water hard?

No. It measures about 12 mg/L (0.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 12 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.7.

Has the Paragould water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Paragould Municipal Utilities since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 46 cities in Arkansas

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.