Ashland, OR water hardness

Tap water hardness
31mg/L
1.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Ashland Water Department · May 2024

OR typical
24 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Ashland has about 31 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.8 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Ashland Water Department, dated May 2024.

Ashland on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+OR typical 24Springfield: 18 mg/LSpringfield 18Eugene: 19 mg/LEugene 19River Road: 19 mg/LRiver Road 19Santa Clara: 19 mg/LSanta Clara 19Lebanon: 25 mg/LLebanon 25Deschutes River Woods: 32 mg/LDeschutes River Woods 32Bend: 32 mg/LBend 32Redmond: 32 mg/LRedmond 32Roseburg: 66 mg/LRoseburg 66Medford: 145 mg/LMedford 145Ashland 31mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+OR 24Springfield: 18 mg/LSpringfield 18Eugene: 19 mg/LEugene 19River Road: 19 mg/LRiver Road 19Santa Clara: 19 mg/LSanta Clara 19Roseburg: 66 mg/LRoseburg 66Medford: 145 mg/LMedford 14531 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 31 mg/L, Ashland is close to the typical Oregon figure of 24 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 18 mg/L in Springfield to 145 in Medford.

What 31 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 31 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 Ashland's water system

Ashland Water Department · PWSID OR4100047

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 20,946 people from surface water.

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 Ashland water hard?

No. It measures about 31 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 31 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.8.

Has the Ashland water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Ashland Water Department since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 53 cities in Oregon

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 29, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.