Sulphur Springs, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
39mg/L
2.3gpg
SoftReports range 39–60

Reported by City of Sulphur Springs · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Sulphur Springs has about 39 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Sulphur Springs, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 39 to 60 mg/L.

Sulphur Springs on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Bonham: 3 mg/LBonham 3Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Canton: 7 mg/LCanton 7Commerce: 15 mg/LCommerce 15Mount Pleasant: 23 mg/LMount Pleasant 23Greenville: 30 mg/LGreenville 30Caddo Mills: 30 mg/LCaddo Mills 30Paris: 32 mg/LParis 32Royse City: 116 mg/LRoyse City 116Farmersville: 134 mg/LFarmersville 134Sulphur Springs 39mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Commerce: 15 mg/LCommerce 15Mount Pleasant: 23 mg/LMount Plea. 23Greenville: 30 mg/LGreenville 30Caddo Mills: 30 mg/LCaddo Mills 30Paris: 32 mg/LParis 3239 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 39 mg/L, Sulphur Springs is 73 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Bonham to 134 in Farmersville.

What 39 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 39 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 Sulphur Springs's water system

City of Sulphur Springs · PWSID TX1120002

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 16,243 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 disinfection12022Resolved

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 Sulphur Springs water hard?

No. It measures about 39 mg/L (2.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Sulphur Springs in grains per gallon?

About 2.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 39 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.3.

Has the Sulphur Springs water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for City of Sulphur Springs since 2016, involving Surface Water Treatment Rule. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, 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 23, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.