Hard water in West Jordan, UT
Reported by West Jordan City Water System · September 2024
- UT typical
- 231 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
The water in West Jordan carries roughly 243 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 14.2 grains per gallon. That is very hard water. The number comes from West Jordan City Water System, dated September 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 243 to 304 mg/L.
At 243 mg/L, West Jordan is 12 mg/L above the typical Utah figure of 231. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 142 mg/L in South Jordan to 424 in Herriman.
What 243 mg/L means at home
Scale forms fast here. Kettles and coffee makers need regular descaling, and showerheads clog unless you clean them.
Tank water heaters collect mineral sediment that insulates the water from the burner, so flushing the tank matters more than usual.
Dishes and glass shower doors spot easily. Soap scum and a dull film on hair or laundry are common complaints.
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
At 243 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.
Ion-exchange water softener
The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.
Salt-free conditioner
No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.
Reverse osmosis or carbon filter
Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 14.2 gpg = 3,195 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 7 days.
EPA record for West Jordan's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 117,025 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 57
- Open now
- 0
EPA lists this system as serving West Jordan.
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 Jordan water hard?
Yes. It measures about 243 mg/L (14.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as very hard.
What is the water hardness in West Jordan in grains per gallon?
About 14.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 243 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 14.2.
What size water softener do I need in West Jordan?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 14.2 gpg works out to about 3,195 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 7 days.
Has the West Jordan water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for West Jordan City Water System since 2016. There were also 57 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- South Jordan142 mg/LHard
- Kearns365 mg/LVery hard
- Taylorsville236 mg/LVery hard
- Midvale161 mg/LHard
- West Valley City237 mg/LVery hard
- Riverton206 mg/LVery hard
- Murray216 mg/LVery hard
- Herriman424 mg/LVery hard
- Sandy156 mg/LHard
- South Salt Lake231 mg/LVery hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 13, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.