Hurst, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
35mg/L
2.0gpg
SoftReports range 24–35

Reported by City of Hurst · January 2024

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Hurst water measures 35 mg/L (2.0 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from City of Hurst, dated January 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 24 to 35 mg/L.

Hurst on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Bedford: 8 mg/LBedford 8Trophy Club: 51 mg/LTrophy Club 51Grapevine: 53 mg/LGrapevine 53Colleyville: 61 mg/LColleyville 61Irving: 81 mg/LIrving 81Kennedale: 90 mg/LKennedale 90Arlington: 91 mg/LArlington 91North Richland Hills: 109 mg/LNorth Richland Hills 109Haltom City: 109 mg/LHaltom City 109Keller: 124 mg/LKeller 124Hurst 35mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Bedford: 8 mg/LBedford 8Grapevine: 53 mg/LGrapevine 53Colleyville: 61 mg/LColleyville 61North Richland Hills: 109 mg/LNorth Rich. 109Haltom City: 109 mg/LHaltom City 109Keller: 124 mg/LKeller 12435 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Hurst sits 77 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 8 mg/L in Bedford to 124 in Keller.

What 35 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 35 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 Hurst's water system

City of Hurst · PWSID TX2200054

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 40,454 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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 Hurst water hard?

No. It measures about 35 mg/L (2.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 35 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.0.

Has the Hurst water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Hurst since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, January 24, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.