Hard water in Eidson Road, TX
Reported by City of Eagle Pass · June 2022
- TX typical
- 112 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
Tap water in Eidson Road has about 194 mg/L of hardness, which is 11.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as very hard. The number comes from City of Eagle Pass, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 194 to 261 mg/L.
At 194 mg/L, Eidson Road is 82 mg/L above 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 27 mg/L in Hondo to 223 in Laredo.
What 194 mg/L means at home
Scale forms fast here. Kettles and coffee makers need regular descaling, and showerheads clog unless you clean them.
Tank water heaters collect mineral sediment that insulates the water from the burner, so flushing the tank matters more than usual.
Dishes and glass shower doors spot easily. Soap scum and a dull film on hair or laundry are common complaints.
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
At 194 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.
Ion-exchange water softener
The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.
Salt-free conditioner
No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.
Reverse osmosis or carbon filter
Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 11.3 gpg = 2,554 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 9 days.
EPA record for Eidson Road's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 54,900 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 2
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties Eidson Road to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Eidson Road, 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 Eidson Road water hard?
Yes. It measures about 194 mg/L (11.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as very hard.
What is the water hardness in Eidson Road in grains per gallon?
About 11.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 194 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 11.3.
What size water softener do I need in Eidson Road?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 11.3 gpg works out to about 2,554 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 9 days.
Has the Eidson Road water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Eagle Pass since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Eagle Pass194 mg/LVery hard
- Crystal City54 mg/LSoft
- Hondo27 mg/LSoft
- Laredo223 mg/LVery hard
- Pleasanton77 mg/LModerately hard
- Kerrville197 mg/LVery hard
- Helotes180 mg/LHard
- Leon Valley180 mg/LHard
- Sandy Oaks180 mg/LHard
- San Antonio179 mg/LHard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 21, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.