Augusta, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
24mg/L
1.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Augusta-Richmond CO WS · August 2025

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Augusta carries roughly 24 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.4 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Augusta-Richmond CO WS, dated August 2025.

Augusta on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Grovetown: 23 mg/LGrovetown 23Martinez: 23 mg/LMartinez 23Evans: 23 mg/LEvans 23Statesboro: 26 mg/LStatesboro 26Winder: 31 mg/LWinder 31Warner Robins: 38 mg/LWarner Robins 38Athens: 54 mg/LAthens 54Pooler: 69 mg/LPooler 69Garden City: 87 mg/LGarden City 87Vidalia: 102 mg/LVidalia 102Augusta 24mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Grovetown: 23 mg/LGrovetown 23Martinez: 23 mg/LMartinez 23Evans: 23 mg/LEvans 23Statesboro: 26 mg/LStatesboro 26Athens: 54 mg/LAthens 54Vidalia: 102 mg/LVidalia 10224 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Augusta sits close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 23 mg/L in Grovetown to 102 in Vidalia.

What 24 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 24 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 Augusta's water system

Augusta-Richmond CO WS · PWSID GA2450000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 204,000 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
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 Augusta water hard?

No. It measures about 24 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 24 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.4.

Has the Augusta water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Augusta-Richmond CO WS since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 20, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.