Graham, WA water hardness

Tap water hardness
22mg/L
1.3gpg
Soft

Reported by Tacoma Water Division City of · September 2025

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

The water in Graham carries roughly 22 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.3 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Tacoma Water Division City of, dated September 2025.

Graham on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WA typical 36Orting: 22 mg/LOrting 22Frederickson: 22 mg/LFrederickson 22South Hill: 22 mg/LSouth Hill 22Tehaleh: 22 mg/LTehaleh 22Summit View: 22 mg/LSummit View 22Clover Creek: 22 mg/LClover Creek 22Summit: 22 mg/LSummit 22Puyallup: 29 mg/LPuyallup 29Prairie Ridge: 30 mg/LPrairie Ridge 30Spanaway: 39 mg/LSpanaway 39Graham 22mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WA 36Orting: 22 mg/LOrting 22Frederickson: 22 mg/LFredericks. 22South Hill: 22 mg/LSouth Hill 22Tehaleh: 22 mg/LTehaleh 22Summit View: 22 mg/LSummit View 22Spanaway: 39 mg/LSpanaway 3922 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 22 mg/L, Graham is 14 mg/L below the typical Washington figure of 36. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 22 mg/L in Orting to 39 in Spanaway.

What 22 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 22 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 Graham's water system

Tacoma Water Division City of · PWSID WA5386800

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 446,245 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Graham to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Graham, 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 Graham water hard?

No. It measures about 22 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 22 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.3.

Has the Graham water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Tacoma Water Division City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 145 cities in Washington

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 22, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.