How hard is the water in Wharton, TX?

Tap water hardness
91mg/L
5.3gpg
Moderately hardReports range 91–122

Reported by City of Wharton · June 2022

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

The water in Wharton carries roughly 91 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 5.3 grains per gallon. That is moderately hard water. The number comes from City of Wharton, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 91 to 122 mg/L.

Wharton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Edna: 36 mg/LEdna 36Sealy: 44 mg/LSealy 44Stafford: 57 mg/LStafford 57Richmond: 62 mg/LRichmond 62Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri City 67Angleton: 78 mg/LAngleton 78Rosenberg: 108 mg/LRosenberg 108Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118Lake Jackson: 159 mg/LLake Jackson 159Sienna: 170 mg/LSienna 170Wharton 91mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Sealy: 44 mg/LSealy 44Richmond: 62 mg/LRichmond 62Missouri City: 67 mg/LMissouri C. 67Rosenberg: 108 mg/LRosenberg 108Sugar Land: 118 mg/LSugar Land 118Sienna: 170 mg/LSienna 17091 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 91 mg/L, Wharton is 21 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 36 mg/L in Edna to 170 in Sienna.

What 91 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 Wharton

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.3 gpg = 1,197 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 20 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Wharton's water system

City of Wharton · PWSID TX2410005

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 8,756 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
62
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 Wharton water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 91 mg/L (5.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 5.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 91 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.3.

What size water softener do I need in Wharton?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.3 gpg works out to about 1,197 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 20 days.

Has the Wharton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Wharton since 2016. There were also 62 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 22, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.