Gun Barrel City, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
41mg/L
2.4gpg
SoftReports range 41–60

Reported by East Cedar Creek FWSD Brookshire · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
5
Data
Utility report

Gun Barrel City water measures 41 mg/L (2.4 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from East Cedar Creek FWSD Brookshire, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 41 to 60 mg/L.

Gun Barrel City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Canton: 7 mg/LCanton 7Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Mabank: 36 mg/LMabank 36Corsicana: 86 mg/LCorsicana 86Ennis: 86 mg/LEnnis 86Forney: 92 mg/LForney 92Terrell: 136 mg/LTerrell 136Mesquite: 142 mg/LMesquite 142Seagoville: 164 mg/LSeagoville 164Balch Springs: 164 mg/LBalch Springs 164Gun Barrel City 41mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Canton: 7 mg/LCanton 7Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Mabank: 36 mg/LMabank 36Corsicana: 86 mg/LCorsicana 86Ennis: 86 mg/LEnnis 86Terrell: 136 mg/LTerrell 13641 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Gun Barrel City sits 71 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Canton to 164 in Seagoville.

What 41 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 41 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 Gun Barrel City's water system

East Cedar Creek FWSD Brookshire · PWSID TX1070167

5 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 14,823 people from surface water.

Health-based
5
Monitoring or reporting
11
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Gun Barrel City to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Gun Barrel City, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic acids (HAA5)Surface Water Treatment Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic acids (HAA5)Surface Water Treatment Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct12025Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct12025Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection32021–2024Resolved

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 Gun Barrel City water hard?

No. It measures about 41 mg/L (2.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Gun Barrel City in grains per gallon?

About 2.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 41 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.4.

Has the Gun Barrel City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 5 health-based violations for East Cedar Creek FWSD Brookshire since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule. There were also 11 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

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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.