How hard is the water in New Smyrna Beach, FL?

Tap water hardness
71mg/L
4.2gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by City of New Smyrna Beach · January 2025

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
4
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

The water in New Smyrna Beach carries roughly 71 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 4.2 grains per gallon. That is moderately hard water. The number comes from City of New Smyrna Beach, dated January 2025.

New Smyrna Beach on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Daytona Beach Shores: 24 mg/LDaytona Beach Shores 24Daytona Beach: 24 mg/LDaytona Beach 24Ormond Beach: 58 mg/LOrmond Beach 58Winter Springs: 105 mg/LWinter Springs 105Lake Mary: 122 mg/LLake Mary 122Deltona: 132 mg/LDeltona 132Sanford: 144 mg/LSanford 144Edgewater: 191 mg/LEdgewater 191Port Orange: 191 mg/LPort Orange 191DeLand: 191 mg/LDeLand 191New Smyrna Beach 71mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Daytona Beach Shores: 24 mg/LDaytona Be. 24Daytona Beach: 24 mg/LDaytona Be. 24Deltona: 132 mg/LDeltona 132Edgewater: 191 mg/LEdgewater 191Port Orange: 191 mg/LPort Orange 191DeLand: 191 mg/LDeLand 19171 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

New Smyrna Beach sits 49 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 24 mg/L in Daytona Beach Shores to 191 in Edgewater.

What 71 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 New Smyrna Beach

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.2 gpg = 934 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 25 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for New Smyrna Beach's water system

City of New Smyrna Beach · PWSID FL3640876

4 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 69,409 people from groundwater.

Health-based
4
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic acids (HAA5)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct32016Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct12016Resolved

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 New Smyrna Beach water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 71 mg/L (4.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in New Smyrna Beach in grains per gallon?

About 4.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 71 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.2.

What size water softener do I need in New Smyrna Beach?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.2 gpg works out to about 934 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 25 days.

Has the New Smyrna Beach water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 4 health-based violations for City of New Smyrna Beach since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5).

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, January 31, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.