How hard is the water in Hebron, KY?

Tap water hardness
70mg/L
4.1gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Boone CO Water & Sewer District · October 2024

KY typical
134 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Hebron water measures 70 mg/L (4.1 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Boone CO Water & Sewer District, dated October 2024.

Hebron on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+KY typical 134Burlington: 70 mg/LBurlington 70Oakbrook: 70 mg/LOakbrook 70Florence: 70 mg/LFlorence 70Union: 70 mg/LUnion 70Villa Hills: 110 mg/LVilla Hills 110Erlanger: 110 mg/LErlanger 110Elsmere: 110 mg/LElsmere 110Fort Mitchell: 110 mg/LFort Mitchell 110Edgewood: 110 mg/LEdgewood 110Fort Wright: 110 mg/LFort Wright 110Hebron 70mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+KY 134Burlington: 70 mg/LBurlington 70Oakbrook: 70 mg/LOakbrook 70Florence: 70 mg/LFlorence 70Villa Hills: 110 mg/LVilla Hills 110Erlanger: 110 mg/LErlanger 110Elsmere: 110 mg/LElsmere 11070 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Hebron sits 64 mg/L below the typical Kentucky figure of 134. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 70 mg/L in Burlington to 110 in Villa Hills.

What 70 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Hebron

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.1 gpg = 922 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 26 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Hebron's water system

Boone CO Water & Sewer District · PWSID KY0080034

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 66,300 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Hebron to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Hebron, 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 Hebron water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 70 mg/L (4.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 4.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 70 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.1.

What size water softener do I need in Hebron?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.1 gpg works out to about 922 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 26 days.

Has the Hebron water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Boone CO Water & Sewer District since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 37 cities in Kentucky

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 1, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.