How hard is the water in West University Place, TX?

Tap water hardness
88mg/L
5.1gpg
Moderately hardReports range 88–103

Reported by City of West University Place · May 2025

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

Tap water in West University Place has about 88 mg/L of hardness, which is 5.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from City of West University Place, dated May 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 88 to 103 mg/L.

West University Place on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto City 33Cloverleaf: 48 mg/LCloverleaf 48Bellaire: 54 mg/LBellaire 54Stafford: 57 mg/LStafford 57Galena Park: 57 mg/LGalena Park 57South Houston: 60 mg/LSouth Houston 60Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri City 67Pearland: 79 mg/LPearland 79Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 96Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118West University Place 88mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Jacinto City: 33 mg/LJacinto Ci. 33Bellaire: 54 mg/LBellaire 54Stafford: 57 mg/LStafford 57Galena Park: 57 mg/LGalena Park 57Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri C. 67Houston: 96 mg/LHouston 9688 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

West University Place sits 24 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 33 mg/L in Jacinto City to 118 in Sugar Land.

What 88 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 West University Place

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.1 gpg = 1,152 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 20 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for West University Place's water system

City of West University Place · PWSID TX1010027

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 19,200 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
5
Open now
2

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 University Place water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 88 mg/L (5.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in West University Place in grains per gallon?

About 5.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 88 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.1.

What size water softener do I need in West University Place?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.1 gpg works out to about 1,152 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 20 days.

Has the West University Place water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of West University Place since 2016. There were also 5 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, May 28, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.