Blakely, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
18mg/L
1.1gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · April 2022

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
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Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Blakely carries roughly 18 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.1 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (April 2022).

Blakely on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Thomaston: 12 mg/LThomaston 12Columbus: 28 mg/LColumbus 28Fort Valley: 28 mg/LFort Valley 28Perry: 28 mg/LPerry 28Byron: 28 mg/LByron 28Centerville: 28 mg/LCenterville 28Valdosta: 32 mg/LValdosta 32Albany: 33 mg/LAlbany 33Warner Robins: 38 mg/LWarner Robins 38Adel: 203 mg/LAdel 203Blakely 18mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Columbus: 28 mg/LColumbus 28Fort Valley: 28 mg/LFort Valley 28Perry: 28 mg/LPerry 28Valdosta: 32 mg/LValdosta 32Albany: 33 mg/LAlbany 33Adel: 203 mg/LAdel 20318 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Blakely sits close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Thomaston to 203 in Adel.

What 18 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 18 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 Blakely's water system

Blakely · PWSID GA0990000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 5,716 people from groundwater.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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EPA lists this system as serving Blakely.

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 Blakely water hard?

No. It measures about 18 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 18 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Blakely water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Blakely since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, April 14, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.