Crystal City, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
54mg/L
3.2gpg
Soft

Reported by City of Crystal City · June 2022

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

Crystal City water measures 54 mg/L (3.2 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from City of Crystal City, dated June 2022.

Crystal City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Hondo: 27 mg/LHondo 27Pleasanton: 77 mg/LPleasanton 77San Antonio: 179 mg/LSan Antonio 179Leon Valley: 180 mg/LLeon Valley 180Sandy Oaks: 180 mg/LSandy Oaks 180Helotes: 180 mg/LHelotes 180Alamo Heights: 180 mg/LAlamo Heights 180Eagle Pass: 194 mg/LEagle Pass 194Eidson Road: 194 mg/LEidson Road 194Laredo: 223 mg/LLaredo 223Crystal City 54mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Hondo: 27 mg/LHondo 27Pleasanton: 77 mg/LPleasanton 77Leon Valley: 180 mg/LLeon Valley 180Eagle Pass: 194 mg/LEagle Pass 194Eidson Road: 194 mg/LEidson Road 194Laredo: 223 mg/LLaredo 22354 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 54 mg/L, Crystal City is 58 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 27 mg/L in Hondo to 223 in Laredo.

What 54 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 54 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 Crystal City's water system

City of Crystal City · PWSID TX2540001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 7,128 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

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 Crystal City water hard?

No. It measures about 54 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Crystal City in grains per gallon?

About 3.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 54 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.2.

Has the Crystal City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Crystal City 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 20, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.