Galena Park, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
57mg/L
3.3gpg
SoftReports range 16–57

Reported by City of Galena Park · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

The water in Galena Park carries roughly 57 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 3.3 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from City of Galena Park, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 16 to 57 mg/L.

Galena Park on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto City 33Channelview: 42 mg/LChannelview 42Cloverleaf: 48 mg/LCloverleaf 48La Porte: 51 mg/LLa Porte 51Bellaire: 54 mg/LBellaire 54South Houston: 60 mg/LSouth Houston 60Pasadena: 68 mg/LPasadena 68Deer Park: 85 mg/LDeer Park 85West University Place: 88 mg/LWest University Place 88Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 96Galena Park 57mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto Ci. 33Channelview: 42 mg/LChannelview 42Cloverleaf: 48 mg/LCloverleaf 48South Houston: 60 mg/LSouth Hous. 60Pasadena: 68 mg/LPasadena 68Deer Park: 85 mg/LDeer Park 8557 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 57 mg/L, Galena Park is 55 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 33 mg/L in Jacinto City to 96 in Houston.

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 Galena Park's water system

City of Galena Park · PWSID TX1010009

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 10,487 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
7
Open now
3
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper Rule
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 sampling120241 open

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 Galena Park 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 Galena Park 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 Galena Park water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for City of Galena Park since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 7 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 14, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.