Stratmoor, CO water hardness

Tap water hardness
50mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Colorado Springs Utilities · August 2025

CO typical
97 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Stratmoor carries roughly 50 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.9 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Colorado Springs Utilities, dated August 2025.

Stratmoor on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CO typical 97Colorado Springs: 36 mg/LColorado Springs 36Cimarron Hills: 36 mg/LCimarron Hills 36Meridian: 96 mg/LMeridian 96Dove Valley: 96 mg/LDove Valley 96Cañon City: 132 mg/LCañon City 132Pueblo: 139 mg/LPueblo 139Pueblo West: 169 mg/LPueblo West 169Security-Widefield: 335 mg/LSecurity-Widefield 335Fort Carson: 335 mg/LFort Carson 335Fountain: 335 mg/LFountain 335Stratmoor 50mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CO 97Colorado Springs: 36 mg/LColorado S. 36Cimarron Hills: 36 mg/LCimarron H. 36Pueblo West: 169 mg/LPueblo West 169Security-Widefield: 335 mg/LSecurity-W. 335Fort Carson: 335 mg/LFort Carson 335Fountain: 335 mg/LFountain 33550 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Stratmoor sits 47 mg/L below the typical Colorado figure of 97. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 36 mg/L in Colorado Springs to 335 in Security-Widefield.

What 50 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 50 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 Stratmoor's water system

Colorado Springs Utilities · PWSID CO0121150

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 464,111 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 50 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 50 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Stratmoor water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Colorado Springs Utilities since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 64 cities in Colorado

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 20, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.