Whitehouse, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
3mg/L
0.2gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Whitehouse carries roughly 3 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (June 2022).

Whitehouse on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Rusk: 3 mg/LRusk 3Mineola: 5 mg/LMineola 5Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Henderson: 8 mg/LHenderson 8Bullard: 9 mg/LBullard 9Gladewater: 9 mg/LGladewater 9Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18White Oak: 25 mg/LWhite Oak 25Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 26Longview: 41 mg/LLongview 41Whitehouse 3mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Lindale: 7 mg/LLindale 7Henderson: 8 mg/LHenderson 8Bullard: 9 mg/LBullard 9Gladewater: 9 mg/LGladewater 9Kilgore: 18 mg/LKilgore 18Tyler: 26 mg/LTyler 263 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Whitehouse sits 109 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 3 mg/L in Rusk to 41 in Longview.

What 3 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 3 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 Whitehouse's water system

City of Whitehouse · PWSID TX2120025

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 9,571 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Whitehouse.

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 byproduct12019Resolved

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 Whitehouse water hard?

No. It measures about 3 mg/L (0.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 0.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 3 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.2.

Has the Whitehouse water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for City of Whitehouse since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 3 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 (calculated from utility data, June 27, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.