Hard water in Levelland, TX
Reported by City of Levelland · June 2022
- TX typical
- 112 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 1
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
Levelland water measures 193 mg/L (11.3 gpg) of hardness, very hard by USGS standards. The number comes from City of Levelland, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 135 to 277 mg/L.
At 193 mg/L, Levelland is 81 mg/L above the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 7 have softer water and 3 have harder. The range nearby runs from 58 mg/L in Brownfield to 380 in Midland.
What 193 mg/L means at home
Scale forms fast here. Kettles and coffee makers need regular descaling, and showerheads clog unless you clean them.
Tank water heaters collect mineral sediment that insulates the water from the burner, so flushing the tank matters more than usual.
Dishes and glass shower doors spot easily. Soap scum and a dull film on hair or laundry are common complaints.
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
At 193 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.
Ion-exchange water softener
The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.
Salt-free conditioner
No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.
Reverse osmosis or carbon filter
Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 11.3 gpg = 2,540 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 9 days.
EPA record for Levelland's water system
1 health-based violation since 2016
Serves about 12,652 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 1
- Monitoring or reporting
- 6
- Open now
- 0
| Contaminant or rule | Violations | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling | 1 | 2024 | Resolved |
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 Levelland water hard?
Yes. It measures about 193 mg/L (11.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as very hard.
What is the water hardness in Levelland in grains per gallon?
About 11.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 193 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 11.3.
What size water softener do I need in Levelland?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 11.3 gpg works out to about 2,540 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 9 days.
Has the Levelland water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show 1 health-based violation for City of Levelland since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 6 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Lubbock205 mg/LVery hard
- Brownfield58 mg/LSoft
- Plainview154 mg/LHard
- Seminole222 mg/LVery hard
- Lamesa185 mg/LVery hard
- Andrews114 mg/LModerately hard
- Canyon136 mg/LHard
- Snyder101 mg/LModerately hard
- Midland380 mg/LVery hard
- Amarillo106 mg/LModerately hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 23, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.