Crockett, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
57mg/L
3.3gpg
Soft

Reported by City of Crockett · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
3
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Crockett has about 57 mg/L of hardness, which is 3.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Crockett, dated June 2022.

Crockett on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Bullard: 9 mg/LBullard 9Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Nacogdoches: 24 mg/LNacogdoches 24Palestine: 25 mg/LPalestine 25Huntsville: 38 mg/LHuntsville 38Willis: 57 mg/LWillis 57West Livingston: 100 mg/LWest Livingston 100Livingston: 167 mg/LLivingston 167Crockett 57mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Nacogdoches: 24 mg/LNacogdoches 24Palestine: 25 mg/LPalestine 25Huntsville: 38 mg/LHuntsville 38West Livingston: 100 mg/LWest Livin. 100Livingston: 167 mg/LLivingston 16757 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Crockett sits 55 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 7 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Rusk to 167 in Livingston.

What 57 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 57 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 Crockett's water system

City of Crockett · PWSID TX1130001

3 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 7,755 people from surface water.

Health-based
3
Monitoring or reporting
20
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)
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
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct22016Resolved

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 Crockett water hard?

No. It measures about 57 mg/L (3.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 57 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.3.

Has the Crockett water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 3 health-based violations for City of Crockett since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 20 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 30, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.