Carrollton, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
19mg/L
1.1gpg
Soft

Reported by Willing Workers Club · July 2022

VA typical
65 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
30
Data
Utility report

Carrollton water measures 19 mg/L (1.1 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Willing Workers Club, dated July 2022.

Carrollton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Smithfield: 9 mg/LSmithfield 9Suffolk: 16 mg/LSuffolk 16Petersburg: 23 mg/LPetersburg 23Portsmouth: 36 mg/LPortsmouth 36Hopewell: 42 mg/LHopewell 42Chester: 45 mg/LChester 45Virginia Beach: 52 mg/LVirginia Beach 52Sandston: 65 mg/LSandston 65Highland Springs: 65 mg/LHighland Springs 65Newport News: 68 mg/LNewport News 68Carrollton 19mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Smithfield: 9 mg/LSmithfield 9Suffolk: 16 mg/LSuffolk 16Portsmouth: 36 mg/LPortsmouth 36Hopewell: 42 mg/LHopewell 42Virginia Beach: 52 mg/LVirginia B. 52Newport News: 68 mg/LNewport Ne. 6819 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Carrollton sits 46 mg/L below the typical Virginia figure of 65. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 9 mg/L in Smithfield to 68 in Newport News.

What 19 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 19 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 Carrollton's water system

Willing Workers Club · PWSID VA3093850

30 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 31 people from groundwater.

Health-based
30
Monitoring or reporting
106
Open now
1
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026FluorideTotal Coliform Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26FluorideTotal Coliform Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Fluoride292016–2026Resolved
Total Coliform Rulebacteria12017Resolved

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 Carrollton water hard?

No. It measures about 19 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 19 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Carrollton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 30 health-based violations for Willing Workers Club since 2016, involving Fluoride, Total Coliform Rule. There were also 106 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, July 19, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.