How hard is the water in Venice, FL?

Tap water hardness
101mg/L
5.9gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Venice Water Dept City of · January 2025

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Venice has about 101 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Venice Water Dept City of, dated January 2025.

Venice on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120North Port: 83 mg/LNorth Port 83Sarasota: 153 mg/LSarasota 153Palmer Ranch: 169 mg/LPalmer Ranch 169Gulf Gate: 169 mg/LGulf Gate 169Bee Ridge: 169 mg/LBee Ridge 169South Gate Ridge: 169 mg/LSouth Gate Ridge 169Ridge Wood Heights: 169 mg/LRidge Wood Heights 169Sarasota Springs: 169 mg/LSarasota Springs 169Southgate: 169 mg/LSouthgate 169Fruitville: 169 mg/LFruitville 169Venice 101mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Palmer Ranch: 169 mg/LPalmer Ran. 169Gulf Gate: 169 mg/LGulf Gate 169Bee Ridge: 169 mg/LBee Ridge 169South Gate Ridge: 169 mg/LSouth Gate. 169Ridge Wood Heights: 169 mg/LRidge Wood. 169Sarasota Springs: 169 mg/LSarasota S. 169101 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 101 mg/L, Venice is 19 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 83 mg/L in North Port to 169 in Palmer Ranch.

What 101 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 Venice

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.9 gpg = 1,330 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 18 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Venice's water system

Venice Water Dept City of · PWSID FL6581901

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 31,358 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0

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 Venice water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 101 mg/L (5.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 101 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.9.

What size water softener do I need in Venice?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.9 gpg works out to about 1,330 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 18 days.

Has the Venice water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Venice Water Dept City of since 2016. There were also 3 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, January 17, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.