Deschutes River Woods, OR water hardness

Tap water hardness
32mg/L
1.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Avion WC - Greater Avion · October 2025

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

Tap water in Deschutes River Woods has about 32 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Avion WC - Greater Avion, dated October 2025.

Deschutes River Woods on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+OR typical 24Four Corners: 16 mg/LFour Corners 16Springfield: 18 mg/LSpringfield 18Eugene: 19 mg/LEugene 19River Road: 19 mg/LRiver Road 19Santa Clara: 19 mg/LSanta Clara 19Lebanon: 25 mg/LLebanon 25Albany: 25 mg/LAlbany 25Corvallis: 27 mg/LCorvallis 27Bend: 32 mg/LBend 32Redmond: 32 mg/LRedmond 32Deschutes River Woods 32mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+OR 24Springfield: 18 mg/LSpringfield 18Eugene: 19 mg/LEugene 19River Road: 19 mg/LRiver Road 19Lebanon: 25 mg/LLebanon 25Bend: 32 mg/LBend 32Redmond: 32 mg/LRedmond 3232 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 32 mg/L, Deschutes River Woods is close to the typical Oregon figure of 24 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 16 mg/L in Four Corners to 32 in Bend.

What 32 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 32 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 Deschutes River Woods's water system

Avion WC - Greater Avion · PWSID OR4100091

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 35,332 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Deschutes River Woods in grains per gallon?

About 1.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 32 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.9.

Has the Deschutes River Woods water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Avion WC - Greater Avion since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 53 cities in Oregon

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 1, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.