Gilmer, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
16mg/L
0.9gpg
Soft

Reported by City of Gilmer · June 2022

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

Tap water in Gilmer has about 16 mg/L of hardness, which is 0.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Gilmer, dated June 2022.

Gilmer on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Gladewater: 9 mg/LGladewater 9Marshall: 13 mg/LMarshall 13Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18Mount Pleasant: 23 mg/LMount Pleasant 23White Oak: 25 mg/LWhite Oak 25Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Longview: 41 mg/LLongview 41Gilmer 16mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Gladewater: 9 mg/LGladewater 9Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18Mount Pleasant: 23 mg/LMount Plea. 23White Oak: 25 mg/LWhite Oak 25Longview: 41 mg/LLongview 4116 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Gilmer sits 96 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 3 mg/L in Whitehouse to 41 in Longview.

What 16 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 16 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 Gilmer's water system

City of Gilmer · PWSID TX2300002

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 8,115 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
0
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 sampling12024Resolved

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 Gilmer water hard?

No. It measures about 16 mg/L (0.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 16 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.9.

Has the Gilmer water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for City of Gilmer since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 4 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 23, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.