Tracyton, WA water hardness

Tap water hardness
49mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Bremerton City of · July 2025

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

Tap water in Tracyton has about 49 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Bremerton City of, dated July 2025.

Tracyton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WA typical 36Seattle: 31 mg/LSeattle 31White Center: 31 mg/LWhite Center 31Shoreline: 31 mg/LShoreline 31Burien: 33 mg/LBurien 33Port Orchard: 39 mg/LPort Orchard 39Bremerton: 39 mg/LBremerton 39Normandy Park: 64 mg/LNormandy Park 64Poulsbo: 67 mg/LPoulsbo 67Bainbridge Island: 70 mg/LBainbridge Island 70Silverdale: 80 mg/LSilverdale 80Tracyton 49mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WA 36Seattle: 31 mg/LSeattle 31Port Orchard: 39 mg/LPort Orcha. 39Bremerton: 39 mg/LBremerton 39Poulsbo: 67 mg/LPoulsbo 67Bainbridge Island: 70 mg/LBainbridge. 70Silverdale: 80 mg/LSilverdale 8049 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Tracyton sits 13 mg/L above the typical Washington figure of 36. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 31 mg/L in Seattle to 80 in Silverdale.

What 49 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 49 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 Tracyton'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

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

No. It measures about 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 49 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Tracyton 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, July 8, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.