Fort Meade, MD water hardness

Tap water hardness
4mg/L
0.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Fort George G. Meade · July 2025

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

The water in Fort Meade carries roughly 4 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Fort George G. Meade, dated July 2025.

Fort Meade on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MD typical 105Severna Park: 35 mg/LSeverna Park 35Columbia: 74 mg/LColumbia 74Odenton: 77 mg/LOdenton 77Crofton: 77 mg/LCrofton 77Bowie: 78 mg/LBowie 78Fairwood: 78 mg/LFairwood 78Ellicott City: 82 mg/LEllicott City 82Takoma Park: 110 mg/LTakoma Park 110Baltimore: 169 mg/LBaltimore 169Towson: 216 mg/LTowson 216Fort Meade 4mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MD 105Severna Park: 35 mg/LSeverna Pa. 35Columbia: 74 mg/LColumbia 74Odenton: 77 mg/LOdenton 77Crofton: 77 mg/LCrofton 77Bowie: 78 mg/LBowie 78Fairwood: 78 mg/LFairwood 784 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 4 mg/L, Fort Meade is 101 mg/L below the typical Maryland figure of 105. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 35 mg/L in Severna Park to 216 in Towson.

What 4 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 4 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 Fort Meade's water system

Fort George G. Meade · PWSID MD0020012

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 62,234 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
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 Fort Meade water hard?

No. It measures about 4 mg/L (0.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Fort Meade in grains per gallon?

About 0.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 4 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.2.

Has the Fort Meade water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Fort George G. Meade since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 24 cities in Maryland

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, July 9, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.