Nederland, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
25mg/L
1.5gpg
Soft

Reported by City of Nederland · June 2024

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
10
Data
Utility report

Nederland water measures 25 mg/L (1.5 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from City of Nederland, dated June 2024.

Nederland on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 29Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 36Liberty: 71 mg/LLiberty 71Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97Nederland 25mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 29Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 3625 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Nederland sits 87 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 15 mg/L in Orange to 97 in Lumberton.

What 25 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 25 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 Nederland's water system

City of Nederland · PWSID TX1230006

10 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 18,157 people from surface water.

Health-based
10
Monitoring or reporting
7
Open now
1
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic acids (HAA5)Surface Water Treatment Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic acids (HAA5)Surface Water Treatment Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct42025–2026Resolved
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)a disinfection byproduct42025–2026Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection22021–2024Resolved

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 Nederland water hard?

No. It measures about 25 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 25 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.5.

Has the Nederland water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 10 health-based violations for City of Nederland since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule. There were also 7 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 11, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.