Paloma Creek South, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
30mg/L
1.8gpg
SoftReports range 5–30

Reported by Mustang SUD · August 2025

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

Paloma Creek South water measures 30 mg/L (1.8 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Mustang SUD, dated August 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 5 to 30 mg/L.

Paloma Creek South on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112The Colony: 11 mg/LThe Colony 11Highland Village: 26 mg/LHighland Village 26Aubrey: 28 mg/LAubrey 28Savannah: 30 mg/LSavannah 30Providence Village: 30 mg/LProvidence Village 30Little Elm: 77 mg/LLittle Elm 77Oak Point: 77 mg/LOak Point 77Hickory Creek: 93 mg/LHickory Creek 93Lake Dallas: 95 mg/LLake Dallas 95Frisco: 149 mg/LFrisco 149Paloma Creek South 30mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Aubrey: 28 mg/LAubrey 28Savannah: 30 mg/LSavannah 30Providence Village: 30 mg/LProvidence. 30Little Elm: 77 mg/LLittle Elm 77Oak Point: 77 mg/LOak Point 77Frisco: 149 mg/LFrisco 14930 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Paloma Creek South sits 82 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 11 mg/L in The Colony to 149 in Frisco.

What 30 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 30 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 Paloma Creek South's water system

Mustang SUD · PWSID TX0610036

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 127,911 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
6
Open now
1

TapWaterData ties Paloma Creek South to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Paloma Creek South, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 Paloma Creek South water hard?

No. It measures about 30 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Paloma Creek South in grains per gallon?

About 1.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 30 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.8.

Has the Paloma Creek South water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Mustang SUD 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, August 18, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.