Plantation, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
13mg/L
0.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Plantation, East ; Central · October 2025

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

The water in Plantation carries roughly 13 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.8 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Plantation, East ; Central, dated October 2025.

Plantation on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview Park 13Sunrise: 14 mg/LSunrise 14Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Cooper City: 14 mg/LCooper City 14Fort Lauderdale: 50 mg/LFort Lauderdale 50Dania Beach: 51 mg/LDania Beach 51Lauderdale Lakes: 52 mg/LLauderdale Lakes 52Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 57North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Lauderdale 57Plantation 13mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview. 13Sunrise: 14 mg/LSunrise 14Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Lauderdale Lakes: 52 mg/LLauderdale. 52Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 5713 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 13 mg/L, Plantation is 107 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Lauderhill to 57 in Tamarac.

What 13 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 13 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 Plantation's water system

Plantation, East ; Central · PWSID FL4061121

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 85,496 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
24
Open now
2

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 Plantation water hard?

No. It measures about 13 mg/L (0.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 13 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.8.

Has the Plantation water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Plantation, East ; Central since 2016. There were also 24 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, October 1, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.