Beaufort, SC water hardness

Tap water hardness
41mg/L
2.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Taylor MH Estate (Sc0760015) · December 2024

SC typical
32 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Beaufort has about 41 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.4 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Taylor MH Estate (Sc0760015), dated December 2024.

Beaufort on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+SC typical 32Summerville: 26 mg/LSummerville 26Port Royal: 43 mg/LPort Royal 43Hardeeville: 43 mg/LHardeeville 43Bluffton: 44 mg/LBluffton 44Hanahan: 51 mg/LHanahan 51North Charleston: 53 mg/LNorth Charleston 53Charleston: 57 mg/LCharleston 57James Island: 58 mg/LJames Island 58Mount Pleasant: 59 mg/LMount Pleasant 59Hilton Head Island: 98 mg/LHilton Head Island 98Beaufort 41mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+SC 32Summerville: 26 mg/LSummerville 26Port Royal: 43 mg/LPort Royal 43Hardeeville: 43 mg/LHardeeville 43Bluffton: 44 mg/LBluffton 44James Island: 58 mg/LJames Isla. 58Hilton Head Island: 98 mg/LHilton Hea. 9841 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Beaufort sits close to the typical South Carolina figure of 32 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 26 mg/L in Summerville to 98 in Hilton Head Island.

What 41 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 41 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 Beaufort's water system

Taylor MH Estate (Sc0760015) · PWSID SC0760015

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 162 people from groundwater.

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 Beaufort water hard?

No. It measures about 41 mg/L (2.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 41 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.4.

Has the Beaufort water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Taylor MH Estate (Sc0760015) since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 58 cities in South Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 12, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.