Lauderdale Lakes, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
52mg/L
3.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Bcwws 1a · May 2025

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

Lauderdale Lakes water measures 52 mg/L (3.0 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Bcwws 1a, dated May 2025.

Lauderdale Lakes on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview Park 13Plantation: 13 mg/LPlantation 13Sunrise: 14 mg/LSunrise 14Oakland Park: 50 mg/LOakland Park 50Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Lauderdale 50Wilton Manors: 53 mg/LWilton Manors 53North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Lauderdale 57Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 57Margate: 57 mg/LMargate 57Lauderdale Lakes 52mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Sunrise: 14 mg/LSunrise 14Oakland Park: 50 mg/LOakland Pa. 50Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Laude. 50Wilton Manors: 53 mg/LWilton Man. 53North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Laud. 5752 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Lauderdale Lakes sits 68 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 13 mg/L in Lauderhill to 57 in North Lauderdale.

What 52 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 52 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 Lakes's water system

Bcwws 1a · PWSID FL4060167

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 75,305 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
6
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Haloacetic acids (HAA5)'16'18'20'22'24'26Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct12022Resolved

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 Lakes water hard?

No. It measures about 52 mg/L (3.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Lauderdale Lakes in grains per gallon?

About 3.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 52 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.0.

Has the Lauderdale Lakes water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Bcwws 1a since 2016, involving Haloacetic acids (HAA5). There were also 6 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, May 23, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.