Bremerton, WA water hardness

Tap water hardness
39mg/L
2.3gpg
Soft

Reported by Bremerton City of · November 2024

WA typical
36 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Bremerton water measures 39 mg/L (2.3 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Bremerton City of, dated November 2024.

Bremerton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WA typical 36White Center: 31 mg/LWhite Center 31Seattle: 31 mg/LSeattle 31Burien: 33 mg/LBurien 33Port Orchard: 39 mg/LPort Orchard 39Gig Harbor: 46 mg/LGig Harbor 46Tracyton: 49 mg/LTracyton 49Normandy Park: 64 mg/LNormandy Park 64Poulsbo: 67 mg/LPoulsbo 67Bainbridge Island: 70 mg/LBainbridge Island 70Silverdale: 80 mg/LSilverdale 80Bremerton 39mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WA 36Port Orchard: 39 mg/LPort Orcha. 39Gig Harbor: 46 mg/LGig Harbor 46Tracyton: 49 mg/LTracyton 49Poulsbo: 67 mg/LPoulsbo 67Bainbridge Island: 70 mg/LBainbridge. 70Silverdale: 80 mg/LSilverdale 8039 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Bremerton sits close to the typical Washington figure of 36 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 31 mg/L in White Center to 80 in Silverdale.

What 39 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 39 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 Bremerton's water system

Bremerton City of · PWSID WA5308200

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 72,951 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
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 Bremerton water hard?

No. It measures about 39 mg/L (2.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 39 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.3.

Has the Bremerton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Bremerton City of since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 145 cities in Washington

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, November 18, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.