Prairie View, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
43mg/L
2.5gpg
SoftReports range 14–43

Reported by Prairie View A&m University · June 2022

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

The water in Prairie View carries roughly 43 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.5 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Prairie View A&m University, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 14 to 43 mg/L.

Prairie View on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Sealy: 44 mg/LSealy 44The Woodlands: 44 mg/LThe Woodlands 44Hempstead: 49 mg/LHempstead 49Navasota: 53 mg/LNavasota 53Waller: 74 mg/LWaller 74Tomball: 82 mg/LTomball 82Conroe: 82 mg/LConroe 82Spring: 86 mg/LSpring 86Brenham: 91 mg/LBrenham 91Magnolia: 144 mg/LMagnolia 144Prairie View 43mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Sealy: 44 mg/LSealy 44Hempstead: 49 mg/LHempstead 49Navasota: 53 mg/LNavasota 53Waller: 74 mg/LWaller 74Tomball: 82 mg/LTomball 82Magnolia: 144 mg/LMagnolia 14443 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 43 mg/L, Prairie View is 69 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 44 mg/L in Sealy to 144 in Magnolia.

What 43 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 43 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 Prairie View's water system

Prairie View A&m University · PWSID TX2370002

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 9,550 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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 Prairie View water hard?

No. It measures about 43 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Prairie View in grains per gallon?

About 2.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 43 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.5.

Has the Prairie View water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Prairie View A&m University since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 24, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.