Vidor, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
22mg/L
1.3gpg
Soft

Reported by Orange County Wcid 1 · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
56
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Vidor has about 22 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.3 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Orange County Wcid 1, dated June 2022.

Vidor on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 29Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 36Liberty: 71 mg/LLiberty 71Silsbee: 81 mg/LSilsbee 81Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97Vidor 22mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 3622 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Vidor sits 90 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 15 mg/L in Orange to 97 in Lumberton.

What 22 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 22 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 Vidor's water system

Orange County Wcid 1 · PWSID TX1810005

56 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 15,258 people from groundwater.

Health-based
56
Monitoring or reporting
20
Open now
3
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct402018–2026Resolved

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 Vidor water hard?

No. It measures about 22 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 22 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.3.

Has the Vidor water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 56 health-based violations for Orange County Wcid 1 since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 20 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.