Parkland, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
54mg/L
3.2gpg
Soft

Reported by North Springs Improvement District · September 2025

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

The water in Parkland carries roughly 54 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 3.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from North Springs Improvement District, dated September 2025.

Parkland on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Sunrise: 14 mg/LSunrise 14Lighthouse Point: 40 mg/LLighthouse Point 40Pompano Beach: 44 mg/LPompano Beach 44Coconut Creek: 47 mg/LCoconut Creek 47Coral Springs: 51 mg/LCoral Springs 51Deerfield Beach: 51 mg/LDeerfield Beach 51Margate: 57 mg/LMargate 57North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Lauderdale 57Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 57Boca Raton: 68 mg/LBoca Raton 68Parkland 54mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Coconut Creek: 47 mg/LCoconut Cr. 47Coral Springs: 51 mg/LCoral Spri. 51Deerfield Beach: 51 mg/LDeerfield. 51Margate: 57 mg/LMargate 57North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Laud. 57Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 5754 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Parkland sits 66 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 14 mg/L in Sunrise to 68 in Boca Raton.

What 54 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 54 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 Parkland's water system

North Springs Improvement District · PWSID FL4064390

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 37,371 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
29
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 54 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 54 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.2.

Has the Parkland water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for North Springs Improvement District since 2016. There were also 29 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 5, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.