How hard is the water in West Melbourne, FL?

Tap water hardness
116mg/L
6.8gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by West Melbourne WTR Sys(Consec) · June 2025

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

Tap water in West Melbourne has about 116 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.8 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from West Melbourne WTR Sys(Consec), dated June 2025.

West Melbourne on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Titusville: 61 mg/LTitusville 61Vero Beach: 64 mg/LVero Beach 64Viera West: 88 mg/LViera West 88Viera East: 88 mg/LViera East 88Melbourne: 91 mg/LMelbourne 91Cocoa West: 103 mg/LCocoa West 103Cocoa: 103 mg/LCocoa 103Wedgefield: 111 mg/LWedgefield 111Palm Bay: 120 mg/LPalm Bay 120Sebastian: 259 mg/LSebastian 259West Melbourne 116mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Viera West: 88 mg/LViera West 88Viera East: 88 mg/LViera East 88Melbourne: 91 mg/LMelbourne 91Cocoa West: 103 mg/LCocoa West 103Palm Bay: 120 mg/LPalm Bay 120Sebastian: 259 mg/LSebastian 259116 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 116 mg/L, West Melbourne is close to the typical Florida figure of 120 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 61 mg/L in Titusville to 259 in Sebastian.

What 116 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 West Melbourne

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.8 gpg = 1,526 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 15 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for West Melbourne's water system

West Melbourne WTR Sys(Consec) · PWSID FL3051460

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 30,443 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
14
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 West Melbourne water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 116 mg/L (6.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in West Melbourne in grains per gallon?

About 6.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 116 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.8.

What size water softener do I need in West Melbourne?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.8 gpg works out to about 1,526 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 15 days.

Has the West Melbourne water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for West Melbourne WTR Sys(Consec) since 2016. There were also 14 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, June 10, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.