Edna, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
36mg/L
2.1gpg
SoftReports range 19–36

Reported by La Salle Landing Water System · June 2022

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

Edna water measures 36 mg/L (2.1 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from La Salle Landing Water System, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 19 to 36 mg/L.

Edna on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Port Lavaca: 25 mg/LPort Lavaca 25Cuero: 26 mg/LCuero 26Sealy: 44 mg/LSealy 44Richmond: 62 mg/LRichmond 62Yoakum: 65 mg/LYoakum 65Wharton: 91 mg/LWharton 91Rosenberg: 108 mg/LRosenberg 108Gonzales: 112 mg/LGonzales 112Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118Lake Jackson: 159 mg/LLake Jackson 159Edna 36mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Port Lavaca: 25 mg/LPort Lavaca 25Cuero: 26 mg/LCuero 26Sealy: 44 mg/LSealy 44Yoakum: 65 mg/LYoakum 65Wharton: 91 mg/LWharton 91Gonzales: 112 mg/LGonzales 11236 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 36 mg/L, Edna is 76 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 25 mg/L in Port Lavaca to 159 in Lake Jackson.

What 36 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 36 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 Edna's water system

City of Edna · PWSID TX1200001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 5,987 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
1

EPA lists City of Edna as the system serving Edna. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Edna.

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 Edna water hard?

No. It measures about 36 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 36 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.1.

Has the Edna water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Edna since 2016. There were also 3 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 27, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.