Little River, SC water hardness

Tap water hardness
41mg/L
2.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Little River W&sa (Sc2620002) · August 2025

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

The water in Little River carries roughly 41 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.4 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Little River W&sa (Sc2620002), dated August 2025.

Little River on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+SC typical 32Moncks Corner: 20 mg/LMoncks Corner 20Florence: 21 mg/LFlorence 21Sumter: 23 mg/LSumter 23North Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LNorth Myrtle Beach 30Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LMyrtle Beach 30Socastee: 31 mg/LSocastee 31Murrells Inlet: 31 mg/LMurrells Inlet 31Red Hill: 42 mg/LRed Hill 42Conway: 42 mg/LConway 42Goose Creek: 46 mg/LGoose Creek 46Little River 41mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+SC 32North Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LNorth Myrt. 30Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LMyrtle Bea. 30Socastee: 31 mg/LSocastee 31Murrells Inlet: 31 mg/LMurrells I. 31Red Hill: 42 mg/LRed Hill 42Conway: 42 mg/LConway 4241 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 41 mg/L, Little River is close to the typical South Carolina figure of 32 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 7 have softer water and 3 have harder. The range nearby runs from 20 mg/L in Moncks Corner to 46 in Goose Creek.

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 Little River's water system

Little River W&sa (Sc2620002) · PWSID SC2620002

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 0 people from surface water. EPA lists this system as inactive.

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 Little River 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 Little River 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 Little River water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Little River W&sa (Sc2620002) since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 58 cities in South Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 17, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.