How hard is the water in Breckenridge, TX?

Tap water hardness
76mg/L
4.5gpg
Moderately hardReports range 76–88

Reported by Stephens Regional SUD · June 2022

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

Breckenridge water measures 76 mg/L (4.5 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Stephens Regional SUD, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 76 to 88 mg/L.

Breckenridge on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Pecan Plantation: 26 mg/LPecan Plantation 26Briar: 40 mg/LBriar 40Granbury: 61 mg/LGranbury 61Weatherford: 88 mg/LWeatherford 88Graham: 89 mg/LGraham 89Mineral Wells: 91 mg/LMineral Wells 91Azle: 92 mg/LAzle 92Springtown: 99 mg/LSpringtown 99Willow Park: 115 mg/LWillow Park 115Abilene: 214 mg/LAbilene 214Breckenridge 76mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Granbury: 61 mg/LGranbury 61Weatherford: 88 mg/LWeatherford 88Graham: 89 mg/LGraham 89Mineral Wells: 91 mg/LMineral We. 91Springtown: 99 mg/LSpringtown 99Abilene: 214 mg/LAbilene 21476 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 76 mg/L, Breckenridge is 36 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 26 mg/L in Pecan Plantation to 214 in Abilene.

What 76 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 Breckenridge

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.5 gpg = 1,006 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 23 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Breckenridge's water system

Stephens Regional SUD · PWSID TX2150007

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 5,220 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
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 Breckenridge water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 76 mg/L (4.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 4.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 76 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.5.

What size water softener do I need in Breckenridge?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.5 gpg works out to about 1,006 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 23 days.

Has the Breckenridge water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Stephens Regional SUD since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 16, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.