Bryan, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
11mg/L
0.7gpg
SoftReports range 11–22

Reported by City of Bryan · July 2024

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

Tap water in Bryan has about 11 mg/L of hardness, which is 0.7 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Bryan, dated July 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 11 to 22 mg/L.

Bryan on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112College Station: 10 mg/LCollege Station 10Giddings: 20 mg/LGiddings 20Huntsville: 38 mg/LHuntsville 38Prairie View: 43 mg/LPrairie View 43Hempstead: 49 mg/LHempstead 49Navasota: 53 mg/LNavasota 53Waller: 74 mg/LWaller 74Rockdale: 77 mg/LRockdale 77Brenham: 91 mg/LBrenham 91Cameron: 146 mg/LCameron 146Bryan 11mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112College Station: 10 mg/LCollege St. 10Hempstead: 49 mg/LHempstead 49Navasota: 53 mg/LNavasota 53Rockdale: 77 mg/LRockdale 77Brenham: 91 mg/LBrenham 91Cameron: 146 mg/LCameron 14611 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 11 mg/L, Bryan is 101 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 10 mg/L in College Station to 146 in Cameron.

What 11 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 11 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 Bryan's water system

City of Bryan · PWSID TX0210001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 91,031 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 Bryan water hard?

No. It measures about 11 mg/L (0.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 11 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.7.

Has the Bryan water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Bryan since 2016. 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, July 30, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.