How hard is the water in Muscoy, CA?

Tap water hardness
72mg/L
4.2gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by San Bernardino City · August 2025

CA typical
121 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

The water in Muscoy carries roughly 72 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 4.2 grains per gallon. That is moderately hard water. The number comes from San Bernardino City, dated August 2025.

Muscoy on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CA typical 121Crestline: 51 mg/LCrestline 51San Bernardino: 79 mg/LSan Bernardino 79Rialto: 89 mg/LRialto 89Fontana: 92 mg/LFontana 92Bloomington: 96 mg/LBloomington 96Loma Linda: 99 mg/LLoma Linda 99Highgrove: 99 mg/LHighgrove 99Highland: 123 mg/LHighland 123Grand Terrace: 137 mg/LGrand Terrace 137Colton: 139 mg/LColton 139Muscoy 72mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CA 121Crestline: 51 mg/LCrestline 51San Bernardino: 79 mg/LSan Bernar. 79Rialto: 89 mg/LRialto 89Fontana: 92 mg/LFontana 92Bloomington: 96 mg/LBloomington 96Colton: 139 mg/LColton 13972 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 72 mg/L, Muscoy is 49 mg/L below the typical California figure of 121. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 51 mg/L in Crestline to 139 in Colton.

What 72 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Muscoy

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.2 gpg = 947 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 25 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Muscoy's water system

San Bernardino City · PWSID CA3610039

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 214,665 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Muscoy to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Muscoy, 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 Muscoy water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 72 mg/L (4.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 4.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 72 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.2.

What size water softener do I need in Muscoy?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.2 gpg works out to about 947 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 25 days.

Has the Muscoy water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for San Bernardino City since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 515 cities in California

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 4, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.