Miramar, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
20mg/L
1.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Miramar (East ; West) Plants · September 2025

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

The water in Miramar carries roughly 20 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Miramar (East ; West) Plants, dated September 2025.

Miramar on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Weston: 16 mg/LWeston 16Palm Springs North: 28 mg/LPalm Springs North 28Country Club: 28 mg/LCountry Club 28Pembroke Pines: 50 mg/LPembroke Pines 50Hollywood: 51 mg/LHollywood 51Miami Gardens: 212 mg/LMiami Gardens 212Hialeah: 212 mg/LHialeah 212North Miami Beach: 212 mg/LNorth Miami Beach 212Miramar 20mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Palm Springs North: 28 mg/LPalm Sprin. 28Country Club: 28 mg/LCountry Cl. 28Pembroke Pines: 50 mg/LPembroke P. 50Miami Gardens: 212 mg/LMiami Gard. 212Hialeah: 212 mg/LHialeah 21220 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Miramar sits 100 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 14 mg/L in Cooper City to 212 in Miami Gardens.

What 20 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 20 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 Miramar's water system

Miramar (East ; West) Plants · PWSID FL4060925

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 137,107 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
41
Open now
1
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total Coliform Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Total Coliform Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12017Resolved

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 Miramar water hard?

No. It measures about 20 mg/L (1.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 20 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.2.

Has the Miramar water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Miramar (East ; West) Plants since 2016, involving Total Coliform Rule. There were also 41 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 30, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.