Briar, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
40mg/L
2.3gpg
SoftReports range 40–62

Reported by Community WSC · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Briar has about 40 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Community WSC, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 40 to 62 mg/L.

Briar on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Justin: 6 mg/LJustin 6Hurst: 35 mg/LHurst 35Trophy Club: 51 mg/LTrophy Club 51Weatherford: 88 mg/LWeatherford 88Azle: 92 mg/LAzle 92Springtown: 99 mg/LSpringtown 99Haltom City: 109 mg/LHaltom City 109North Richland Hills: 109 mg/LNorth Richland Hills 109Willow Park: 115 mg/LWillow Park 115Keller: 124 mg/LKeller 124Briar 40mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Justin: 6 mg/LJustin 6Weatherford: 88 mg/LWeatherford 88Azle: 92 mg/LAzle 92Springtown: 99 mg/LSpringtown 99Willow Park: 115 mg/LWillow Park 115Keller: 124 mg/LKeller 12440 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 40 mg/L, Briar is 72 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 6 mg/L in Justin to 124 in Keller.

What 40 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 40 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 Briar's water system

Community WSC · PWSID TX2200044

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 4,629 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Briar to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Briar, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct12022Resolved

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 Briar water hard?

No. It measures about 40 mg/L (2.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 40 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.3.

Has the Briar water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Community WSC since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 2 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 23, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.