Severna Park, MD water hardness

Tap water hardness
35mg/L
2.0gpg
Soft

Reported by Glen Burnie-Broadneck · August 2024

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

Severna Park water measures 35 mg/L (2.0 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Glen Burnie-Broadneck, dated August 2024.

Severna Park on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MD typical 105Fort Meade: 4 mg/LFort Meade 4Columbia: 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 216Severna Park 35mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MD 105Fort Meade: 4 mg/LFort Meade 4Odenton: 77 mg/LOdenton 77Crofton: 77 mg/LCrofton 77Bowie: 78 mg/LBowie 78Fairwood: 78 mg/LFairwood 78Baltimore: 169 mg/LBaltimore 16935 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Severna Park sits 70 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 216 in Towson.

What 35 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 35 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 Severna Park's water system

Glen Burnie-Broadneck · PWSID MD0020017

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 290,606 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
12
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 35 mg/L (2.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Severna Park in grains per gallon?

About 2.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 35 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.0.

Has the Severna Park water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Glen Burnie-Broadneck since 2016. There were also 12 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 24 cities in Maryland

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 5, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.