Bridge City, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
36mg/L
2.1gpg
SoftReports range 19–36

Reported by City of Bridge City · August 2025

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
3
Data
Utility report

Bridge City water measures 36 mg/L (2.1 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from City of Bridge City, dated August 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 19 to 36 mg/L.

Bridge City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 29Liberty: 71 mg/LLiberty 71Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97Bridge City 36mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 2936 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 36 mg/L, Bridge City is 76 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 7 have softer water and 3 have harder. The range nearby runs from 15 mg/L in Orange to 97 in Lumberton.

What 36 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 36 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 Bridge City's water system

City of Bridge City · PWSID TX1810001

3 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 9,546 people from groundwater.

Health-based
3
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0
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 byproduct32016Resolved

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 Bridge City water hard?

No. It measures about 36 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Bridge City in grains per gallon?

About 2.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 36 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.1.

Has the Bridge City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 3 health-based violations for City of Bridge City since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 17, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.