Wyldwood, TX water hardness
Reported by Aqua WSC · February 2024
- TX typical
- 112 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Utility report
The water in Wyldwood carries roughly 55 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 3.2 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Aqua WSC, dated February 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 19 to 55 mg/L.
At 55 mg/L, Wyldwood is 57 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 55 mg/L in Camp Swift to 178 in Pflugerville.
What 55 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 55 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 Wyldwood's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 86,325 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 28
- Open now
- 1
TapWaterData ties Wyldwood to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Wyldwood, so check the utility printed on your water bill.
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 Wyldwood water hard?
No. It measures about 55 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.
What is the water hardness in Wyldwood in grains per gallon?
About 3.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 55 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.2.
Has the Wyldwood water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Aqua WSC since 2016. There were also 28 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Bastrop75 mg/LModerately hard
- Hornsby Bend165 mg/LHard
- Camp Swift55 mg/LSoft
- Manor92 mg/LModerately hard
- Elgin63 mg/LModerately hard
- Austin68 mg/LModerately hard
- Buda136 mg/LHard
- Shady Hollow63 mg/LModerately hard
- Pflugerville178 mg/LHard
- Wells Branch63 mg/LModerately hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, February 20, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.