How hard is the water in West Livingston, TX?
Reported by Tempe WSC 1 · December 2022
- TX typical
- 112 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 160
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
West Livingston water measures 100 mg/L (5.9 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Tempe WSC 1, dated December 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 47 to 100 mg/L.
At 100 mg/L, West Livingston is 12 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 9 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 23 mg/L in Dayton to 167 in Livingston.
What 100 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.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.9 gpg = 1,323 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 18 days.
EPA record for West Livingston's water system
160 health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 2,725 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 160
- Monitoring or reporting
- 75
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties West Livingston to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name West Livingston, so check the utility printed on your water bill.
| Contaminant or rule | Violations | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenicnaturally occurring metal | 27 | 2022–2026 | Resolved |
| Combined radiumnaturally occurring radioactivity | 6 | 2022–2023 | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radioactivitynaturally occurring radioactivity | 7 | 2022–2023 | Resolved |
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 West Livingston water hard?
Somewhat. It measures about 100 mg/L (5.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.
What is the water hardness in West Livingston in grains per gallon?
About 5.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 100 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.9.
What size water softener do I need in West Livingston?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.9 gpg works out to about 1,323 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 18 days.
Has the West Livingston water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show 160 health-based violations for Tempe WSC 1 since 2016, involving Arsenic, Combined radium, Gross alpha radioactivity. There were also 75 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Livingston167 mg/LHard
- Cleveland78 mg/LModerately hard
- Huntsville38 mg/LSoft
- Willis57 mg/LSoft
- Conroe82 mg/LModerately hard
- The Woodlands44 mg/LSoft
- Liberty71 mg/LModerately hard
- Dayton23 mg/LSoft
- Spring86 mg/LModerately hard
- Crockett57 mg/LSoft
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 22, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.