Paris, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
32mg/L
1.9gpg
SoftReports range 32–55

Reported by City of Paris · April 2023

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
3
Data
Utility report

The water in Paris carries roughly 32 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.9 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from City of Paris, dated April 2023. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 32 to 55 mg/L.

Paris on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Bonham: 3 mg/LBonham 3Commerce: 15 mg/LCommerce 15Van Alstyne: 18 mg/LVan Alstyne 18Mount Pleasant: 23 mg/LMount Pleasant 23Greenville: 30 mg/LGreenville 30Caddo Mills: 30 mg/LCaddo Mills 30Sulphur Springs: 39 mg/LSulphur Springs 39Anna: 62 mg/LAnna 62Sherman: 68 mg/LSherman 68Farmersville: 134 mg/LFarmersville 134Paris 32mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Bonham: 3 mg/LBonham 3Commerce: 15 mg/LCommerce 15Mount Pleasant: 23 mg/LMount Plea. 23Greenville: 30 mg/LGreenville 30Caddo Mills: 30 mg/LCaddo Mills 30Sulphur Springs: 39 mg/LSulphur Sp. 3932 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Paris sits 80 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Bonham to 134 in Farmersville.

What 32 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 32 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 Paris's water system

City of Paris · PWSID TX1390002

3 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 25,498 people from surface water.

Health-based
3
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Surface Water Treatment Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Surface Water Treatment Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection32016–2021Resolved

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 Paris water hard?

No. It measures about 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 32 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.9.

Has the Paris water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 3 health-based violations for City of Paris since 2016, involving Surface Water Treatment Rule.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, April 26, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.