Gulf Breeze, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
42mg/L
2.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Gulf Breeze Regional Water System · January 2025

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

The water in Gulf Breeze carries roughly 42 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.5 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Gulf Breeze Regional Water System, dated January 2025.

Gulf Breeze on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Crestview: 12 mg/LCrestview 12Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Ocean City: 31 mg/LOcean City 31Lake Lorraine: 31 mg/LLake Lorraine 31Pensacola: 36 mg/LPensacola 36Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walton Beach 40Panama City Beach: 48 mg/LPanama City Beach 48Lynn Haven: 48 mg/LLynn Haven 48Ferry Pass: 53 mg/LFerry Pass 53Midway: 165 mg/LMidway 165Gulf Breeze 42mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Ocean City: 31 mg/LOcean City 31Pensacola: 36 mg/LPensacola 36Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walto. 40Ferry Pass: 53 mg/LFerry Pass 53Midway: 165 mg/LMidway 16542 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 42 mg/L, Gulf Breeze is 78 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Crestview to 165 in Midway.

What 42 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 42 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 Gulf Breeze's water system

Gulf Breeze Regional Water System · PWSID FL1570316

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 17,596 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 Gulf Breeze water hard?

No. It measures about 42 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Gulf Breeze in grains per gallon?

About 2.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 42 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.5.

Has the Gulf Breeze water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Gulf Breeze Regional Water System since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, January 10, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.