Bullard, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
9mg/L
0.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Southern Utilities · December 2024

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

Tap water in Bullard has about 9 mg/L of hardness, which is 0.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Southern Utilities, dated December 2024.

Bullard on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Henderson: 8 mg/LHenderson 8Gladewater: 9 mg/LGladewater 9Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Palestine: 25 mg/LPalestine 25Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Bullard 9mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Henderson: 8 mg/LHenderson 8Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 269 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Bullard sits 103 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Whitehouse to 26 in Tyler.

What 9 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 9 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 Bullard's water system

City of Bullard · PWSID TX2120006

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 4,500 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
18
Open now
2

EPA lists City of Bullard as the system serving Bullard. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Bullard.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling12024Resolved

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 Bullard water hard?

No. It measures about 9 mg/L (0.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 9 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.5.

Has the Bullard water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for City of Bullard since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 18 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, December 9, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.