Martinez, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
23mg/L
1.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Columbia County · August 2025

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

Martinez water measures 23 mg/L (1.4 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Columbia County, dated August 2025.

Martinez on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Conyers: 14 mg/LConyers 14Hoschton: 21 mg/LHoschton 21Evans: 23 mg/LEvans 23Grovetown: 23 mg/LGrovetown 23Augusta: 24 mg/LAugusta 24Statesboro: 26 mg/LStatesboro 26Winder: 31 mg/LWinder 31Braselton: 40 mg/LBraselton 40Athens: 54 mg/LAthens 54Vidalia: 102 mg/LVidalia 102Martinez 23mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Evans: 23 mg/LEvans 23Grovetown: 23 mg/LGrovetown 23Augusta: 24 mg/LAugusta 24Statesboro: 26 mg/LStatesboro 26Athens: 54 mg/LAthens 54Vidalia: 102 mg/LVidalia 10223 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Martinez sits close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 14 mg/L in Conyers to 102 in Vidalia.

What 23 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 23 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 Martinez's water system

Columbia County · PWSID GA0730000

3 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 124,763 people from surface water.

Health-based
3
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct32024–2025Resolved

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 Martinez water hard?

No. It measures about 23 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 23 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.4.

Has the Martinez water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 3 health-based violations for Columbia County since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM).

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 12, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.