Hard water in Shoreview, MN

Tap water hardness
192mg/L
11.2gpg
Very hard

Reported by Shoreview · July 2025

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

Shoreview water measures 192 mg/L (11.2 gpg) of hardness, very hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Shoreview, dated July 2025.

Shoreview on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MN typical 160Lino Lakes: 39 mg/LLino Lakes 39Maplewood: 56 mg/LMaplewood 56North St. Paul: 56 mg/LNorth St. Paul 56Roseville: 78 mg/LRoseville 78Brooklyn Center: 79 mg/LBrooklyn Center 79St. Paul: 82 mg/LSt. Paul 82Mahtomedi: 162 mg/LMahtomedi 162Blaine: 191 mg/LBlaine 191New Brighton: 230 mg/LNew Brighton 230St. Anthony: 254 mg/LSt. Anthony 254Shoreview 192mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MN 160Lino Lakes: 39 mg/LLino Lakes 39Maplewood: 56 mg/LMaplewood 56Roseville: 78 mg/LRoseville 78Blaine: 191 mg/LBlaine 191New Brighton: 230 mg/LNew Bright. 230St. Anthony: 254 mg/LSt. Anthony 254192 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 192 mg/L, Shoreview is 32 mg/L above the typical Minnesota figure of 160. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 39 mg/L in Lino Lakes to 254 in St. Anthony.

What 192 mg/L means at home

Scale forms fast here. Kettles and coffee makers need regular descaling, and showerheads clog unless you clean them.

Tank water heaters collect mineral sediment that insulates the water from the burner, so flushing the tank matters more than usual.

Dishes and glass shower doors spot easily. Soap scum and a dull film on hair or laundry are common complaints.

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

At 192 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.

Ion-exchange water softener

The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.

Salt-free conditioner

No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.

Reverse osmosis or carbon filter

Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.

Softener size for Shoreview

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 11.2 gpg = 2,527 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 9 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Shoreview's water system

Shoreview · PWSID MN1620020

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 26,750 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
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 Shoreview water hard?

Yes. It measures about 192 mg/L (11.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as very hard.

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

About 11.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 192 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 11.2.

What size water softener do I need in Shoreview?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 11.2 gpg works out to about 2,527 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 9 days.

Has the Shoreview water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Shoreview since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 57 cities in Minnesota

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, July 15, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.