Winder, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
31mg/L
1.8gpg
Soft

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

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

Tap water in Winder has about 31 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.8 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).

Winder on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Conyers: 14 mg/LConyers 14Oakwood: 15 mg/LOakwood 15Gainesville: 15 mg/LGainesville 15Stone Mountain: 18 mg/LStone Mountain 18Tucker: 18 mg/LTucker 18Cumming: 20 mg/LCumming 20Hoschton: 21 mg/LHoschton 21Lawrenceville: 21 mg/LLawrenceville 21Braselton: 40 mg/LBraselton 40Athens: 54 mg/LAthens 54Winder 31mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Oakwood: 15 mg/LOakwood 15Gainesville: 15 mg/LGainesville 15Hoschton: 21 mg/LHoschton 21Lawrenceville: 21 mg/LLawrencevi. 21Braselton: 40 mg/LBraselton 40Athens: 54 mg/LAthens 5431 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Winder sits close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 14 mg/L in Conyers to 54 in Athens.

What 31 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 31 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 Winder's water system

Winder · PWSID GA0130002

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 51,540 people from surface water.

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 Winder.

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 Winder water hard?

No. It measures about 31 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 31 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.8.

Has the Winder water system had EPA violations?

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

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, May 24, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.