Bellaire, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
54mg/L
3.2gpg
SoftReports range 12–54

Reported by City of Bellaire · October 2025

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

The water in Bellaire carries roughly 54 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 3.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from City of Bellaire, dated October 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 12 to 54 mg/L.

Bellaire on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto City 33Stafford: 57 mg/LStafford 57Galena Park: 57 mg/LGalena Park 57South Houston: 60 mg/LSouth Houston 60Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri City 67Pearland: 79 mg/LPearland 79West University Place: 88 mg/LWest University Place 88Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 96Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118Sienna: 170 mg/LSienna 170Bellaire 54mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Stafford: 57 mg/LStafford 57Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri C. 67Pearland: 79 mg/LPearland 79West University Place: 88 mg/LWest Unive. 88Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 96Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 11854 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Bellaire sits 58 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 33 mg/L in Jacinto City to 170 in Sienna.

What 54 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 54 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 Bellaire's water system

City of Bellaire · PWSID TX1010004

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 18,090 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
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 Bellaire water hard?

No. It measures about 54 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 54 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.2.

Has the Bellaire water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Bellaire since 2016. There were also 4 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, October 9, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.