East Point, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
28mg/L
1.6gpg
Soft

Reported by Atlanta · October 2025

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
3
Data
Utility report

East Point water measures 28 mg/L (1.6 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Atlanta, dated October 2025.

East Point on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Gresham Park: 18 mg/LGresham Park 18Druid Hills: 18 mg/LDruid Hills 18Atlanta: 24 mg/LAtlanta 24Riverdale: 27 mg/LRiverdale 27Morrow: 27 mg/LMorrow 27College Park: 28 mg/LCollege Park 28Hapeville: 28 mg/LHapeville 28South Fulton: 28 mg/LSouth Fulton 28Union City: 28 mg/LUnion City 28Mableton: 40 mg/LMableton 40East Point 28mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Atlanta: 24 mg/LAtlanta 24Riverdale: 27 mg/LRiverdale 27College Park: 28 mg/LCollege Pa. 28Hapeville: 28 mg/LHapeville 28South Fulton: 28 mg/LSouth Fult. 28Union City: 28 mg/LUnion City 2828 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

East Point sits close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 18 mg/L in Gresham Park to 40 in Mableton.

What 28 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 28 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 East Point's water system

East Point · PWSID GA1210003

3 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 33,712 people from surface water.

Health-based
3
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
1

EPA lists East Point as the system serving East Point. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for East Point.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Surface Water Treatment RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)'16'18'20'22'24'26Surface Water Treatment RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection12024Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct22020Resolved

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 East Point water hard?

No. It measures about 28 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in East Point in grains per gallon?

About 1.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 28 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.6.

Has the East Point water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 3 health-based violations for East Point since 2016, involving Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic acids (HAA5). There were also 2 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 (utility report, October 7, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.