Canton, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
7mg/L
0.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Little Hope-Moore Water Supply · June 2022

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

Canton water measures 7 mg/L (0.4 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Little Hope-Moore Water Supply, dated June 2022.

Canton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Mabank: 36 mg/LMabank 36Gun Barrel City: 41 mg/LGun Barrel City 41Forney: 92 mg/LForney 92Royse City: 116 mg/LRoyse City 116Terrell: 136 mg/LTerrell 136Seagoville: 164 mg/LSeagoville 164Canton 7mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Mabank: 36 mg/LMabank 36Gun Barrel City: 41 mg/LGun Barrel. 41Terrell: 136 mg/LTerrell 1367 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 7 mg/L, Canton is 105 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 5 mg/L in Mineola to 164 in Seagoville.

What 7 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 7 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 Canton's water system

Little Hope-Moore Water Supply · PWSID TX2340011

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 1,764 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
8
Open now
2

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 Canton water hard?

No. It measures about 7 mg/L (0.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 7 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.4.

Has the Canton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Little Hope-Moore Water Supply since 2016. There were also 8 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 15, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.