How hard is the water in Bastrop, TX?

Tap water hardness
75mg/L
4.4gpg
Moderately hardReports range 47–75

Reported by Aqua WSC · February 2024

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

Bastrop water measures 75 mg/L (4.4 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Aqua WSC, dated February 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 47 to 75 mg/L.

Bastrop on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Giddings: 20 mg/LGiddings 20Camp Swift: 55 mg/LCamp Swift 55Wyldwood: 55 mg/LWyldwood 55Elgin: 63 mg/LElgin 63Wells Branch: 63 mg/LWells Branch 63Austin: 68 mg/LAustin 68Manor: 92 mg/LManor 92Buda: 136 mg/LBuda 136Hornsby Bend: 165 mg/LHornsby Bend 165Pflugerville: 178 mg/LPflugerville 178Bastrop 75mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Giddings: 20 mg/LGiddings 20Camp Swift: 55 mg/LCamp Swift 55Wyldwood: 55 mg/LWyldwood 55Elgin: 63 mg/LElgin 63Manor: 92 mg/LManor 92Hornsby Bend: 165 mg/LHornsby Be. 16575 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Bastrop sits 37 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 20 mg/L in Giddings to 178 in Pflugerville.

What 75 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 Bastrop

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.4 gpg = 983 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 24 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Bastrop's water system

Aqua WSC · PWSID TX0110013

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 86,325 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
28
Open now
1

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 Bastrop water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 75 mg/L (4.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 4.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 75 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.4.

What size water softener do I need in Bastrop?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.4 gpg works out to about 983 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 24 days.

Has the Bastrop water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Aqua WSC since 2016. There were also 28 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, February 20, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.