How hard is the water in Snyder, TX?

Tap water hardness
101mg/L
5.9gpg
Moderately hardReports range 101–135

Reported by City of Snyder · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Snyder has about 101 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from City of Snyder, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 101 to 135 mg/L.

Snyder on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Brownfield: 58 mg/LBrownfield 58Andrews: 114 mg/LAndrews 114Lamesa: 185 mg/LLamesa 185Lubbock: 205 mg/LLubbock 205Sweetwater: 209 mg/LSweetwater 209Abilene: 214 mg/LAbilene 214Seminole: 222 mg/LSeminole 222San Angelo: 346 mg/LSan Angelo 346Midland: 380 mg/LMidland 380Odessa: 381 mg/LOdessa 381Snyder 101mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Brownfield: 58 mg/LBrownfield 58Lamesa: 185 mg/LLamesa 185Lubbock: 205 mg/LLubbock 205Sweetwater: 209 mg/LSweetwater 209Abilene: 214 mg/LAbilene 214Midland: 380 mg/LMidland 380101 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Snyder sits 11 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 58 mg/L in Brownfield to 381 in Odessa.

What 101 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Snyder

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.9 gpg = 1,332 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 18 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Snyder's water system

City of Snyder · PWSID TX2080001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 11,104 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
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 Snyder water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 101 mg/L (5.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 101 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.9.

What size water softener do I need in Snyder?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.9 gpg works out to about 1,332 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 18 days.

Has the Snyder water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Snyder since 2016. There were also 2 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 27, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.