Alvarado, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
38mg/L
2.2gpg
SoftReports range 6–38

Reported by Johnson County SUD · March 2025

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Alvarado has about 38 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Johnson County SUD, dated March 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 6 to 38 mg/L.

Alvarado on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Venus: 7 mg/LVenus 7Cedar Hill: 16 mg/LCedar Hill 16Burleson: 32 mg/LBurleson 32Keene: 37 mg/LKeene 37Joshua: 38 mg/LJoshua 38Godley: 38 mg/LGodley 38Cleburne: 41 mg/LCleburne 41Midlothian: 41 mg/LMidlothian 41Mansfield: 53 mg/LMansfield 53Kennedale: 90 mg/LKennedale 90Alvarado 38mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Venus: 7 mg/LVenus 7Burleson: 32 mg/LBurleson 32Keene: 37 mg/LKeene 37Joshua: 38 mg/LJoshua 38Cleburne: 41 mg/LCleburne 41Mansfield: 53 mg/LMansfield 5338 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Alvarado sits 74 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Venus to 90 in Kennedale.

What 38 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 38 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 Alvarado's water system

City of Alvarado · PWSID TX1260001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 6,614 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
90
Open now
1

EPA lists City of Alvarado as the system serving Alvarado. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Alvarado.

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 Alvarado water hard?

No. It measures about 38 mg/L (2.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 38 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.2.

Has the Alvarado water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Alvarado since 2016. There were also 90 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, March 24, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.