Wichita Falls, TX water hardness

Tap water hardness
50mg/L
2.9gpg
SoftReports range 50–68

Reported by City of Wichita Falls · November 2023

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Wichita Falls has about 50 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from City of Wichita Falls, dated November 2023. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 50 to 68 mg/L.

Wichita Falls on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Sanger: 12 mg/LSanger 12Gainesville: 21 mg/LGainesville 21Briar: 40 mg/LBriar 40Breckenridge: 76 mg/LBreckenridge 76Graham: 89 mg/LGraham 89Mineral Wells: 91 mg/LMineral Wells 91Springtown: 99 mg/LSpringtown 99Bowie: 184 mg/LBowie 184Burkburnett: 228 mg/LBurkburnett 228Vernon: 261 mg/LVernon 261Wichita Falls 50mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Graham: 89 mg/LGraham 89Mineral Wells: 91 mg/LMineral We. 91Springtown: 99 mg/LSpringtown 99Bowie: 184 mg/LBowie 184Burkburnett: 228 mg/LBurkburnett 228Vernon: 261 mg/LVernon 26150 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Wichita Falls sits 62 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Sanger to 261 in Vernon.

What 50 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 50 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 Wichita Falls's water system

City of Wichita Falls · PWSID TX2430001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 101,915 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
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 Wichita Falls water hard?

No. It measures about 50 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Wichita Falls in grains per gallon?

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 50 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Wichita Falls water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Wichita Falls since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, November 9, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.