Bonham, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
3mg/L
0.2gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Bonham carries roughly 3 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (June 2022).

Bonham on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Commerce: 15 mg/LCommerce 15Van Alstyne: 18 mg/LVan Alstyne 18Greenville: 30 mg/LGreenville 30Caddo Mills: 30 mg/LCaddo Mills 30Paris: 32 mg/LParis 32Anna: 62 mg/LAnna 62Sherman: 68 mg/LSherman 68Melissa: 111 mg/LMelissa 111Princeton: 116 mg/LPrinceton 116Farmersville: 134 mg/LFarmersville 134Bonham 3mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Commerce: 15 mg/LCommerce 15Van Alstyne: 18 mg/LVan Alstyne 18Anna: 62 mg/LAnna 62Sherman: 68 mg/LSherman 68Melissa: 111 mg/LMelissa 111Farmersville: 134 mg/LFarmersvil. 1343 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 3 mg/L, Bonham is 109 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 15 mg/L in Commerce to 134 in Farmersville.

What 3 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 3 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 Bonham's water system

City of Bonham · PWSID TX0740001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 10,746 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Bonham.

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 Bonham water hard?

No. It measures about 3 mg/L (0.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 3 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.2.

Has the Bonham water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Bonham 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 (calculated from utility data, June 30, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.