Pembroke Pines, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
50mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Pembroke Pines, City of · September 2025

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
5
Data
Utility report

Pembroke Pines water measures 50 mg/L (2.9 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Pembroke Pines, City of, dated September 2025.

Pembroke Pines on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Plantation: 13 mg/LPlantation 13Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview Park 13Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Weston: 16 mg/LWeston 16Miramar: 20 mg/LMiramar 20Country Club: 28 mg/LCountry Club 28Palm Springs North: 28 mg/LPalm Springs North 28Miami Gardens: 212 mg/LMiami Gardens 212Hialeah: 212 mg/LHialeah 212Pembroke Pines 50mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Weston: 16 mg/LWeston 16Miramar: 20 mg/LMiramar 20Country Club: 28 mg/LCountry Cl. 28Palm Springs North: 28 mg/LPalm Sprin. 2850 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 50 mg/L, Pembroke Pines is 70 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Plantation to 212 in Miami Gardens.

What 50 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 50 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 Pembroke Pines's water system

Pembroke Pines, City of · PWSID FL4061083

5 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 187,459 people from groundwater.

Health-based
5
Monitoring or reporting
44
Open now
4
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total Coliform RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total Coliform RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12023Resolved
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct42016–2017Resolved

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 Pembroke Pines water hard?

No. It measures about 50 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Pembroke Pines in grains per gallon?

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 50 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Pembroke Pines water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 5 health-based violations for Pembroke Pines, City of since 2016, involving Total Coliform Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 44 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.