La Cresta, CA water hardness
Reported by CWS - Bakersfield · February 2025
- CA typical
- 121 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Utility report
Tap water in La Cresta has about 37 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from CWS - Bakersfield, dated February 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 37 to 51 mg/L.
La Cresta sits 84 mg/L below the typical California figure of 121. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 5 mg/L in McFarland to 181 in Shafter.
What 37 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 37 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 La Cresta's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 268,129 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties La Cresta to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name La Cresta, 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 La Cresta water hard?
No. It measures about 37 mg/L (2.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.
What is the water hardness in La Cresta in grains per gallon?
About 2.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 37 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.2.
Has the La Cresta water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for CWS - Bakersfield since 2016.
Nearby cities
- East Bakersfield37 mg/LSoft
- Hillcrest37 mg/LSoft
- Potomac Park37 mg/LSoft
- Bakersfield34 mg/LSoft
- Benton Park37 mg/LSoft
- Shafter181 mg/LVery hard
- McFarland5 mg/LSoft
- Bear Valley Springs158 mg/LHard
- Wasco181 mg/LVery hard
- Delano181 mg/LVery hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, February 6, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.