Palestine, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
25mg/L
1.5gpg
SoftReports range 25–49

Reported by City of Palestine · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
4
Data
Utility report

The water in Palestine carries roughly 25 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.5 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from City of Palestine, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 25 to 49 mg/L.

Palestine on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Bullard: 9 mg/LBullard 9Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Mabank: 36 mg/LMabank 36Gun Barrel City: 41 mg/LGun Barrel City 41Crockett: 57 mg/LCrockett 57Corsicana: 86 mg/LCorsicana 86Palestine 25mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Whitehouse: 3 mg/LWhitehouse 3Bullard: 9 mg/LBullard 9Athens: 21 mg/LAthens 21Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Crockett: 57 mg/LCrockett 5725 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 25 mg/L, Palestine is 87 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Rusk to 86 in Corsicana.

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 Palestine's water system

City of Palestine · PWSID TX0010001

4 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 31,272 people from surface water.

Health-based
4
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Surface Water Treatment Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)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 byproduct12024Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection32023–2024Resolved

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 Palestine 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 Palestine 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 Palestine water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 4 health-based violations for City of Palestine since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Surface Water Treatment Rule. There were also 4 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 28, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.