Hollywood, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
51mg/L
3.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Hollywood, City of · September 2025

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

Tap water in Hollywood has about 51 mg/L of hardness, which is 3.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Hollywood, City of, dated September 2025.

Hollywood on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview Park 13Plantation: 13 mg/LPlantation 13Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Lauderdale 50Dania Beach: 51 mg/LDania Beach 51Wilton Manors: 53 mg/LWilton Manors 53North Miami: 89 mg/LNorth Miami 89North Miami Beach: 212 mg/LNorth Miami Beach 212Miami Gardens: 212 mg/LMiami Gardens 212Hollywood 51mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview. 13Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Laude. 50Dania Beach: 51 mg/LDania Beach 51North Miami Beach: 212 mg/LNorth Miam. 212Miami Gardens: 212 mg/LMiami Gard. 21251 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 51 mg/L, Hollywood is 69 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Broadview Park to 212 in North Miami Beach.

What 51 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 51 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 Hollywood's water system

Hollywood, City of · PWSID FL4060642

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 147,566 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
55
Open now
4

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 Hollywood water hard?

No. It measures about 51 mg/L (3.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 51 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.0.

Has the Hollywood water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Hollywood, City of since 2016. There were also 55 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, September 7, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.