Jasper, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
18mg/L
1.0gpg
Soft

Reported by City of Jasper · April 2023

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

Tap water in Jasper has about 18 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Jasper, dated April 2023.

Jasper on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Nacogdoches: 24 mg/LNacogdoches 24Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 36Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97West Livingston: 100 mg/LWest Livingston 100Livingston: 167 mg/LLivingston 167Jasper 18mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97Livingston: 167 mg/LLivingston 16718 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 18 mg/L, Jasper is 94 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 15 mg/L in Orange to 167 in Livingston.

What 18 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 18 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 Jasper's water system

City of Jasper · PWSID TX1210001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 9,884 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
6
Open now
1

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 Jasper water hard?

No. It measures about 18 mg/L (1.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 18 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.0.

Has the Jasper water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Jasper since 2016. There were also 6 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, April 11, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.