Everett, WA water hardness

Tap water hardness
19mg/L
1.1gpg
Soft

Reported by Everett Public Works Dept. City of · November 2023

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

Tap water in Everett has about 19 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Everett Public Works Dept. City of, dated November 2023.

Everett on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WA typical 36Mukilteo: 13 mg/LMukilteo 13Lake Stickney: 13 mg/LLake Stickney 13Mill Creek: 13 mg/LMill Creek 13Picnic Point: 13 mg/LPicnic Point 13Martha Lake: 13 mg/LMartha Lake 13Eastmont: 22 mg/LEastmont 22Marysville: 29 mg/LMarysville 29Lake Stevens: 36 mg/LLake Stevens 36Snohomish: 36 mg/LSnohomish 36Silver Firs: 43 mg/LSilver Firs 43Everett 19mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WA 36Mukilteo: 13 mg/LMukilteo 13Lake Stickney: 13 mg/LLake Stick. 13Mill Creek: 13 mg/LMill Creek 13Eastmont: 22 mg/LEastmont 22Lake Stevens: 36 mg/LLake Steve. 36Snohomish: 36 mg/LSnohomish 3619 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 19 mg/L, Everett is 17 mg/L below the typical Washington figure of 36. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Mukilteo to 43 in Silver Firs.

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 Everett's water system

Everett Public Works Dept. City of · PWSID WA5324050

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 215,774 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 Everett 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 Everett 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 Everett water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Everett Public Works Dept. 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 29, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.