Gladewater, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
9mg/L
0.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Pritchett Water Supply Corporation · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
28
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Gladewater has about 9 mg/L of hardness, which is 0.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Pritchett Water Supply Corporation, dated June 2022.

Gladewater on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Henderson: 8 mg/LHenderson 8Marshall: 13 mg/LMarshall 13Gilmer: 16 mg/LGilmer 16Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18White Oak: 25 mg/LWhite Oak 25Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Longview: 41 mg/LLongview 41Gladewater 9mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Gilmer: 16 mg/LGilmer 16Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18White Oak: 25 mg/LWhite Oak 25Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Longview: 41 mg/LLongview 419 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Gladewater sits 103 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Whitehouse to 41 in Longview.

What 9 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 9 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 Gladewater's water system

City of Gladewater · PWSID TX0920001

28 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 6,441 people from surface water.

Health-based
28
Monitoring or reporting
61
Open now
3

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

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)Surface Water Treatment RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)Surface Water Treatment RuleHaloacetic acids (HAA5)
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 sampling42019–20261 open
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct192018–2025Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection32018–2021Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct22016Resolved

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 Gladewater water hard?

No. It measures about 9 mg/L (0.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 9 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.5.

Has the Gladewater water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 28 health-based violations for City of Gladewater since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Surface Water Treatment Rule. There were also 61 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 21, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.