Jackson, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
20mg/L
1.1gpg
Soft

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

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Calculated from utility data

Tap water in Jackson has about 20 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (May 2022).

Jackson on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Conyers: 14 mg/LConyers 14Stonecrest: 18 mg/LStonecrest 18Redan: 18 mg/LRedan 18Panthersville: 18 mg/LPanthersville 18Griffin: 22 mg/LGriffin 22Lovejoy: 27 mg/LLovejoy 27Morrow: 27 mg/LMorrow 27Riverdale: 27 mg/LRiverdale 27McDonough: 28 mg/LMcDonough 28Fayetteville: 70 mg/LFayetteville 70Jackson 20mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Conyers: 14 mg/LConyers 14Stonecrest: 18 mg/LStonecrest 18Griffin: 22 mg/LGriffin 22Lovejoy: 27 mg/LLovejoy 27Morrow: 27 mg/LMorrow 27McDonough: 28 mg/LMcDonough 2820 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 20 mg/L, Jackson is close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 14 mg/L in Conyers to 70 in Fayetteville.

What 20 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 20 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 Jackson's water system

Butts County/Jackson/Jenkinsburg WS · PWSID GA0350051

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 31,171 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Jackson.

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 Jackson water hard?

No. It measures about 20 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 20 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Jackson water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Butts County/Jackson/Jenkinsburg WS since 2016. 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 (calculated from utility data, May 17, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.