How hard is the water in Maitland, FL?

Tap water hardness
101mg/L
5.9gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by OCUD/Western Regional WTR Sys (5 WPS) · August 2025

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Maitland has about 101 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from OCUD/Western Regional WTR Sys (5 WPS), dated August 2025.

Maitland on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Fern Park: 94 mg/LFern Park 94Lockhart: 99 mg/LLockhart 99Winter Park: 116 mg/LWinter Park 116Altamonte Springs: 120 mg/LAltamonte Springs 120Casselberry: 120 mg/LCasselberry 120Goldenrod: 120 mg/LGoldenrod 120Longwood: 124 mg/LLongwood 124Fairview Shores: 129 mg/LFairview Shores 129Wekiwa Springs: 165 mg/LWekiwa Springs 165Forest City: 188 mg/LForest City 188Maitland 101mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Fern Park: 94 mg/LFern Park 94Lockhart: 99 mg/LLockhart 99Winter Park: 116 mg/LWinter Park 116Altamonte Springs: 120 mg/LAltamonte. 120Casselberry: 120 mg/LCasselberry 120Fairview Shores: 129 mg/LFairview S. 129101 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Maitland sits 19 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 94 mg/L in Fern Park to 188 in Forest City.

What 101 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Maitland

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.9 gpg = 1,330 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 18 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Maitland's water system

Maitland, City of (3 WPS) · PWSID FL3480203

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 13,370 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0

EPA lists Maitland, City of (3 WPS) as the system serving Maitland. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Maitland.

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 Maitland water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 101 mg/L (5.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 101 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.9.

What size water softener do I need in Maitland?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.9 gpg works out to about 1,330 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 18 days.

Has the Maitland water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Maitland, City of (3 WPS) since 2016. There were also 3 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, August 25, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.