Camp Swift, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
55mg/L
3.2gpg
SoftReports range 18–55

Reported by Aqua WSC · February 2024

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

Tap water in Camp Swift has about 55 mg/L of hardness, which is 3.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Aqua WSC, dated February 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 18 to 55 mg/L.

Camp Swift on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Giddings: 20 mg/LGiddings 20Wyldwood: 55 mg/LWyldwood 55Elgin: 63 mg/LElgin 63Austin: 68 mg/LAustin 68Bastrop: 75 mg/LBastrop 75Manor: 92 mg/LManor 92Hutto: 141 mg/LHutto 141Taylor: 160 mg/LTaylor 160Hornsby Bend: 165 mg/LHornsby Bend 165Pflugerville: 178 mg/LPflugerville 178Camp Swift 55mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Giddings: 20 mg/LGiddings 20Wyldwood: 55 mg/LWyldwood 55Elgin: 63 mg/LElgin 63Bastrop: 75 mg/LBastrop 75Manor: 92 mg/LManor 92Hornsby Bend: 165 mg/LHornsby Be. 16555 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 55 mg/L, Camp Swift is 57 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 20 mg/L in Giddings to 178 in Pflugerville.

What 55 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 55 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 Camp Swift's water system

Aqua WSC · PWSID TX0110013

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 86,325 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
28
Open now
1

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

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 Camp Swift water hard?

No. It measures about 55 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Camp Swift in grains per gallon?

About 3.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 55 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.2.

Has the Camp Swift water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Aqua WSC since 2016. There were also 28 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, February 20, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.