Easton, MD water hardness

Tap water hardness
24mg/L
1.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Easton Utilities · February 2024

MD typical
105 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Easton has about 24 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.4 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Easton Utilities, dated February 2024.

Easton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MD typical 105Fort Meade: 4 mg/LFort Meade 4Waldorf: 31 mg/LWaldorf 31Salisbury: 32 mg/LSalisbury 32Severna Park: 35 mg/LSeverna Park 35Crofton: 77 mg/LCrofton 77Odenton: 77 mg/LOdenton 77Bowie: 78 mg/LBowie 78Fairwood: 78 mg/LFairwood 78Chesapeake Beach: 130 mg/LChesapeake Beach 130Baltimore: 169 mg/LBaltimore 169Easton 24mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MD 105Salisbury: 32 mg/LSalisbury 32Severna Park: 35 mg/LSeverna Pa. 35Crofton: 77 mg/LCrofton 77Odenton: 77 mg/LOdenton 77Bowie: 78 mg/LBowie 78Chesapeake Beach: 130 mg/LChesapeake. 13024 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Easton sits 81 mg/L below the typical Maryland figure of 105. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 4 mg/L in Fort Meade to 169 in Baltimore.

What 24 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 24 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 Easton's water system

Easton Utilities · PWSID MD0200003

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 17,357 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0

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 Easton water hard?

No. It measures about 24 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 24 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.4.

Has the Easton water system had EPA violations?

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

Nearby cities

All 24 cities in Maryland

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, February 20, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.