Albany, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
33mg/L
1.9gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 529 water samples in Dougherty County · July 2026

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
County estimate

Water samples from around Albany put hardness at about 33 mg/L (1.9 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 529 samples taken across Dougherty County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Albany's treated tap water.

Albany on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Thomaston: 12 mg/LThomaston 12Blakely: 18 mg/LBlakely 18Perry: 28 mg/LPerry 28Fort Valley: 28 mg/LFort Valley 28Columbus: 28 mg/LColumbus 28Byron: 28 mg/LByron 28Centerville: 28 mg/LCenterville 28Valdosta: 32 mg/LValdosta 32Warner Robins: 38 mg/LWarner Robins 38Adel: 203 mg/LAdel 203Albany 33mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Blakely: 18 mg/LBlakely 18Perry: 28 mg/LPerry 28Fort Valley: 28 mg/LFort Valley 28Columbus: 28 mg/LColumbus 28Valdosta: 32 mg/LValdosta 32Adel: 203 mg/LAdel 20333 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Albany sits close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Thomaston to 203 in Adel.

What 33 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 33 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 Albany's water system

Albany · PWSID GA0950000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 101,245 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
7
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Albany.

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 Albany water hard?

No. It measures about 33 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 33 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.9.

Has the Albany water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Albany since 2016. There were also 7 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (county estimate, July 4, 2026), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.