Hard water in Perryton, TX
Reported by Perryton Municipal Water System · June 2022
- TX typical
- 112 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 2
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
The water in Perryton carries roughly 154 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 9.0 grains per gallon. That is hard water. The number comes from Perryton Municipal Water System, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 154 to 269 mg/L.
At 154 mg/L, Perryton is 42 mg/L above the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 97 mg/L in Dumas to 261 in Vernon.
What 154 mg/L means at home
Expect white crust on faucets and showerheads, plus spots on dishes that come out of the dishwasher.
Kettles collect scale quickly. Water heaters build up sediment at the bottom of the tank, which makes them work harder over time.
Soap and detergent need a little more to lather, and soap scum shows up in the tub.
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
At 154 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.
Ion-exchange water softener
The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.
Salt-free conditioner
No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.
Reverse osmosis or carbon filter
Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 9.0 gpg = 2,027 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 11 days.
EPA record for Perryton's water system
2 health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 8,492 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 2
- Monitoring or reporting
- 10
- Open now
- 1
| Contaminant or rule | Violations | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling | 2 | 2018–2019 | Resolved |
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 Perryton water hard?
Yes. It measures about 154 mg/L (9.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as hard.
What is the water hardness in Perryton in grains per gallon?
About 9.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 154 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 9.0.
What size water softener do I need in Perryton?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 9.0 gpg works out to about 2,027 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 11 days.
Has the Perryton water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show 2 health-based violations for Perryton Municipal Water System since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 10 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Pampa122 mg/LHard
- Borger164 mg/LHard
- Dumas97 mg/LModerately hard
- Amarillo106 mg/LModerately hard
- Canyon136 mg/LHard
- Plainview154 mg/LHard
- Vernon261 mg/LVery hard
- Burkburnett228 mg/LVery hard
- Lubbock205 mg/LVery hard
- Levelland193 mg/LVery hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 15, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.