Stafford, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
57mg/L
3.3gpg
SoftReports range 45–57

Reported by Fort Bend County Wcid 2 · August 2024

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

Stafford water measures 57 mg/L (3.3 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Fort Bend County Wcid 2, dated August 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 45 to 57 mg/L.

Stafford on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Bellaire: 54 mg/LBellaire 54South Houston: 60 mg/LSouth Houston 60Richmond: 62 mg/LRichmond 62Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri City 67Pearland: 79 mg/LPearland 79West University Place: 88 mg/LWest University Place 88Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 96Rosenberg: 108 mg/LRosenberg 108Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118Sienna: 170 mg/LSienna 170Stafford 57mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Bellaire: 54 mg/LBellaire 54Richmond: 62 mg/LRichmond 62Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri C. 67West University Place: 88 mg/LWest Unive. 88Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118Sienna: 170 mg/LSienna 17057 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Stafford sits 55 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 54 mg/L in Bellaire to 170 in Sienna.

What 57 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 57 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 Stafford's water system

Fort Bend County Wcid 2 · PWSID TX0790004

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 49,173 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 Stafford water hard?

No. It measures about 57 mg/L (3.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 3.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 57 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.3.

Has the Stafford water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Fort Bend County Wcid 2 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, August 12, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.