Beaumont, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
27mg/L
1.6gpg
Soft

Reported by City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept · October 2023

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

Tap water in Beaumont has about 27 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.6 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept, dated October 2023.

Beaumont on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 29Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 36Liberty: 71 mg/LLiberty 71Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97Beaumont 27mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 9727 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 27 mg/L, Beaumont is 85 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 15 mg/L in Orange to 97 in Lumberton.

What 27 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 27 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 Beaumont's water system

City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept · PWSID TX1230001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 113,567 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 Beaumont water hard?

No. It measures about 27 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 27 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.6.

Has the Beaumont water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept 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, October 17, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.