Stonecrest, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
18mg/L
1.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Dekalb County · September 2025

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

The water in Stonecrest carries roughly 18 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.0 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Dekalb County, dated September 2025.

Stonecrest on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Conyers: 14 mg/LConyers 14Redan: 18 mg/LRedan 18Panthersville: 18 mg/LPanthersville 18Candler-McAfee: 18 mg/LCandler-McAfee 18Belvedere Park: 18 mg/LBelvedere Park 18Stone Mountain: 18 mg/LStone Mountain 18Gresham Park: 18 mg/LGresham Park 18Scottdale: 18 mg/LScottdale 18Clarkston: 18 mg/LClarkston 18Decatur: 24 mg/LDecatur 24Stonecrest 18mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Conyers: 14 mg/LConyers 14Redan: 18 mg/LRedan 18Panthersville: 18 mg/LPanthersvi. 18Candler-McAfee: 18 mg/LCandler-Mc. 18Belvedere Park: 18 mg/LBelvedere. 18Stone Mountain: 18 mg/LStone Moun. 1818 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 18 mg/L, Stonecrest is close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 14 mg/L in Conyers to 24 in Decatur.

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 Stonecrest's water system

Dekalb County · PWSID GA0890001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 743,000 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Stonecrest to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Stonecrest, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 Stonecrest water hard?

No. It measures about 18 mg/L (1.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 18 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.0.

Has the Stonecrest water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Dekalb County since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 29, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.