Hard water in Beeville, TX

Tap water hardness
188mg/L
11.0gpg
Very hardReports range 188–232

Reported by City of Beeville · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
19
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

The water in Beeville carries roughly 188 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 11.0 grains per gallon. That is very hard water. The number comes from City of Beeville, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 188 to 232 mg/L.

Beeville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Port Lavaca: 25 mg/LPort Lavaca 25Cuero: 26 mg/LCuero 26Floresville: 28 mg/LFloresville 28Yoakum: 65 mg/LYoakum 65Pleasanton: 77 mg/LPleasanton 77Kingsville: 100 mg/LKingsville 100Ingleside: 143 mg/LIngleside 143Alice: 175 mg/LAlice 175Sandy Oaks: 180 mg/LSandy Oaks 180Corpus Christi: 198 mg/LCorpus Christi 198Beeville 188mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Cuero: 26 mg/LCuero 26Floresville: 28 mg/LFloresville 28Pleasanton: 77 mg/LPleasanton 77Ingleside: 143 mg/LIngleside 143Alice: 175 mg/LAlice 175Corpus Christi: 198 mg/LCorpus Chr. 198188 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Beeville sits 76 mg/L above the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 9 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 25 mg/L in Port Lavaca to 198 in Corpus Christi.

What 188 mg/L means at home

Scale forms fast here. Kettles and coffee makers need regular descaling, and showerheads clog unless you clean them.

Tank water heaters collect mineral sediment that insulates the water from the burner, so flushing the tank matters more than usual.

Dishes and glass shower doors spot easily. Soap scum and a dull film on hair or laundry are common complaints.

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

At 188 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.

Ion-exchange water softener

The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.

Salt-free conditioner

No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.

Reverse osmosis or carbon filter

Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.

Softener size for Beeville

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 11.0 gpg = 2,477 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 9 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Beeville's water system

City of Beeville · PWSID TX0130001

19 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 13,664 people from surface water.

Health-based
19
Monitoring or reporting
35
Open now
3
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Total Coliform RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Total Coliform RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct142017–2024Resolved
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12019Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct42017–2018Resolved

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 Beeville water hard?

Yes. It measures about 188 mg/L (11.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as very hard.

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

About 11.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 188 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 11.0.

What size water softener do I need in Beeville?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 11.0 gpg works out to about 2,477 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 9 days.

Has the Beeville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 19 health-based violations for City of Beeville since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Total Coliform Rule, Haloacetic acids (HAA5). There were also 35 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, June 30, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.