How hard is the water in Bacliff, TX?

Tap water hardness
94mg/L
5.5gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Bacliff MUD · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Bacliff has about 94 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Bacliff MUD, dated June 2022.

Bacliff on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Webster: 42 mg/LWebster 42La Porte: 51 mg/LLa Porte 51Seabrook: 61 mg/LSeabrook 61Nassau Bay: 67 mg/LNassau Bay 67Friendswood: 69 mg/LFriendswood 69Santa Fe: 100 mg/LSanta Fe 100League City: 114 mg/LLeague City 114Dickinson: 171 mg/LDickinson 171Texas City: 200 mg/LTexas City 200La Marque: 202 mg/LLa Marque 202Bacliff 94mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Webster: 42 mg/LWebster 42Seabrook: 61 mg/LSeabrook 61Nassau Bay: 67 mg/LNassau Bay 67League City: 114 mg/LLeague City 114Dickinson: 171 mg/LDickinson 171Texas City: 200 mg/LTexas City 20094 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 94 mg/L, Bacliff is 18 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 42 mg/L in Webster to 202 in La Marque.

What 94 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Bacliff

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.5 gpg = 1,233 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 19 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Bacliff's water system

Bacliff MUD · PWSID TX0840011

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 8,900 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 Bacliff water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 94 mg/L (5.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 94 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.5.

What size water softener do I need in Bacliff?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.5 gpg works out to about 1,233 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 19 days.

Has the Bacliff water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Bacliff MUD since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 22, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.