Channelview, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
42mg/L
2.5gpg
SoftReports range 16–53

Reported by Harris County MUD 53 · June 2022

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

Channelview water measures 42 mg/L (2.5 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Harris County MUD 53, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 16 to 53 mg/L.

Channelview on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto City 33Cloverleaf: 48 mg/LCloverleaf 48La Porte: 51 mg/LLa Porte 51Humble: 52 mg/LHumble 52Galena Park: 57 mg/LGalena Park 57South Houston: 60 mg/LSouth Houston 60Seabrook: 61 mg/LSeabrook 61Pasadena: 68 mg/LPasadena 68Deer Park: 85 mg/LDeer Park 85Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 96Channelview 42mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto Ci. 33Cloverleaf: 48 mg/LCloverleaf 48La Porte: 51 mg/LLa Porte 51Galena Park: 57 mg/LGalena Park 57Pasadena: 68 mg/LPasadena 68Deer Park: 85 mg/LDeer Park 8542 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 42 mg/L, Channelview is 70 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 33 mg/L in Jacinto City to 96 in Houston.

What 42 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 42 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 Channelview's water system

Harris County MUD 53 · PWSID TX1010720

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 17,856 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
1

TapWaterData ties Channelview to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Channelview, 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 Channelview water hard?

No. It measures about 42 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 42 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.5.

Has the Channelview water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Harris County MUD 53 since 2016. There were also 2 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 23, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.