Sunrise, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
14mg/L
0.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Sunrise Springtree · October 2025

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

Sunrise water measures 14 mg/L (0.8 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Sunrise Springtree, dated October 2025.

Sunrise on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Plantation: 13 mg/LPlantation 13Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview Park 13Davie: 14 mg/LDavie 14Oakland Park: 50 mg/LOakland Park 50Coral Springs: 51 mg/LCoral Springs 51Lauderdale Lakes: 52 mg/LLauderdale Lakes 52Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 57North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Lauderdale 57Margate: 57 mg/LMargate 57Sunrise 14mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Lauderhill: 13 mg/LLauderhill 13Plantation: 13 mg/LPlantation 13Broadview Park: 13 mg/LBroadview. 13Lauderdale Lakes: 52 mg/LLauderdale. 52Tamarac: 57 mg/LTamarac 57North Lauderdale: 57 mg/LNorth Laud. 5714 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 14 mg/L, Sunrise is 106 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Lauderhill to 57 in Tamarac.

What 14 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 14 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 Sunrise's water system

Sunrise Springtree · PWSID FL4061410

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 79,550 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
33
Open now
1
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct12020Resolved

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 Sunrise water hard?

No. It measures about 14 mg/L (0.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 14 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.8.

Has the Sunrise water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Sunrise Springtree since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 33 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.