Clermont, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
49mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Clermont East Water System (2 WPS) · July 2024

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Clermont has about 49 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Clermont East Water System (2 WPS), dated July 2024.

Clermont on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Horizon West: 96 mg/LHorizon West 96Four Corners: 96 mg/LFour Corners 96Lake Butler: 99 mg/LLake Butler 99Ocoee: 99 mg/LOcoee 99Pine Hills: 99 mg/LPine Hills 99Winter Garden: 103 mg/LWinter Garden 103Orlovista: 120 mg/LOrlovista 120Groveland: 133 mg/LGroveland 133Tavares: 133 mg/LTavares 133South Apopka: 152 mg/LSouth Apopka 152Clermont 49mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Horizon West: 96 mg/LHorizon We. 96Four Corners: 96 mg/LFour Corne. 96Lake Butler: 99 mg/LLake Butler 99Ocoee: 99 mg/LOcoee 99Winter Garden: 103 mg/LWinter Gar. 103Groveland: 133 mg/LGroveland 13349 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 49 mg/L, Clermont is 71 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 96 mg/L in Horizon West to 152 in South Apopka.

What 49 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 49 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 Clermont's water system

Clermont East Water System (2 WPS) · PWSID FL3354779

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 39,279 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
5
Open now
0

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 Clermont water hard?

No. It measures about 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 49 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Clermont water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Clermont East Water System (2 WPS) since 2016. There were also 5 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, July 11, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.