Mabank, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
36mg/L
2.1gpg
SoftReports range 36–60

Reported by City of Mabank · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
2
Data
Utility report

The water in Mabank carries roughly 36 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.1 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from City of Mabank, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 36 to 60 mg/L.

Mabank on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Canton: 7 mg/LCanton 7Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Gun Barrel City: 41 mg/LGun Barrel City 41Corsicana: 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 164Mabank 36mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Canton: 7 mg/LCanton 7Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Gun Barrel City: 41 mg/LGun Barrel. 41Corsicana: 86 mg/LCorsicana 86Ennis: 86 mg/LEnnis 86Terrell: 136 mg/LTerrell 13636 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Mabank sits 76 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 7 mg/L in Canton to 164 in Seagoville.

What 36 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 36 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 Mabank's water system

City of Mabank · PWSID TX1290005

2 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 15,207 people from surface water.

Health-based
2
Monitoring or reporting
5
Open now
3
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper RuleTotal Coliform Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper RuleTotal Coliform Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling12024Resolved
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12022Resolved

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 Mabank water hard?

No. It measures about 36 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 36 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.1.

Has the Mabank water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 2 health-based violations for City of Mabank since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform Rule. There were also 5 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, June 27, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.