Marlene Village, OR water hardness
Reported by Tualatin Valley Water District · September 2025
- OR typical
- 24 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Utility report
Tap water in Marlene Village has about 35 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Tualatin Valley Water District, dated September 2025.
Marlene Village sits 11 mg/L above the typical Oregon figure of 24. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 21 mg/L in West Haven-Sylvan to 35 in Cedar Hills.
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 Marlene Village's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 224,600 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties Marlene Village to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Marlene Village, 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 Marlene Village 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 Marlene Village 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 Marlene Village water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Tualatin Valley Water District since 2016.
Nearby cities
- Cedar Hills35 mg/LSoft
- Cedar Mill23 mg/LSoft
- Oak Hills35 mg/LSoft
- West Haven-Sylvan21 mg/LSoft
- West Slope35 mg/LSoft
- Beaverton35 mg/LSoft
- Aloha23 mg/LSoft
- Bethany23 mg/LSoft
- Rockcreek23 mg/LSoft
- Raleigh Hills35 mg/LSoft
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 2, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.