How hard is the water in Haltom City, TX?

Tap water hardness
109mg/L
6.4gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by City of North Richland Hills · August 2025

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Haltom City has about 109 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.4 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from City of North Richland Hills, dated August 2025.

Haltom City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Bedford: 8 mg/LBedford 8Hurst: 35 mg/LHurst 35Trophy Club: 51 mg/LTrophy Club 51Grapevine: 53 mg/LGrapevine 53Colleyville: 61 mg/LColleyville 61Kennedale: 90 mg/LKennedale 90Arlington: 91 mg/LArlington 91Azle: 92 mg/LAzle 92North Richland Hills: 109 mg/LNorth Richland Hills 109Keller: 124 mg/LKeller 124Haltom City 109mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Bedford: 8 mg/LBedford 8Hurst: 35 mg/LHurst 35Colleyville: 61 mg/LColleyville 61Arlington: 91 mg/LArlington 91North Richland Hills: 109 mg/LNorth Rich. 109Keller: 124 mg/LKeller 124109 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Haltom City sits close to the typical Texas figure of 112 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 8 mg/L in Bedford to 124 in Keller.

What 109 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Haltom City

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.4 gpg = 1,433 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 16 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Haltom City's water system

City of Haltom City · PWSID TX2200014

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 47,014 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
1

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

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 Haltom City water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 109 mg/L (6.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Haltom City in grains per gallon?

About 6.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 109 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.4.

What size water softener do I need in Haltom City?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.4 gpg works out to about 1,433 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 16 days.

Has the Haltom City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Haltom City since 2016. 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, August 8, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.