Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
40mg/L
2.3gpg
Soft

Reported by Bcwws 2a · September 2025

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

Tap water in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has about 40 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Bcwws 2a, dated September 2025.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Lighthouse Point: 40 mg/LLighthouse Point 40Pompano Beach: 44 mg/LPompano Beach 44Coconut Creek: 47 mg/LCoconut Creek 47Oakland Park: 50 mg/LOakland Park 50Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Lauderdale 50Lauderdale Lakes: 52 mg/LLauderdale Lakes 52Wilton Manors: 53 mg/LWilton Manors 53North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Lauderdale 57Margate: 57 mg/LMargate 57Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 40mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Lighthouse Point: 40 mg/LLighthouse. 40Pompano Beach: 44 mg/LPompano Be. 44Oakland Park: 50 mg/LOakland Pa. 50Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Laude. 50Lauderdale Lakes: 52 mg/LLauderdale. 52Wilton Manors: 53 mg/LWilton Man. 5340 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 40 mg/L, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is 80 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Lauderhill to 57 in North Lauderdale.

What 40 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 40 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea's water system

Bcwws 2a · PWSID FL4060163

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 54,622 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
7
Open now
1

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

No. It measures about 40 mg/L (2.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in grains per gallon?

About 2.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 40 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.3.

Has the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Bcwws 2a since 2016. There were also 7 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 25, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.