Woodinville, WA water hardness
Reported by Woodinville Water District · September 2025
- WA typical
- 36 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Data
- Utility report
Tap water in Woodinville has about 25 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Woodinville Water District, dated September 2025.
Woodinville sits 11 mg/L below the typical Washington figure of 36. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Bothell East to 39 in Redmond.
What 25 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 25 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 Woodinville's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 66,699 people from surface water.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- 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 Woodinville water hard?
No. It measures about 25 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.
What is the water hardness in Woodinville in grains per gallon?
About 1.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 25 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.5.
Has the Woodinville water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Woodinville Water District since 2016.
Nearby cities
- Bothell19 mg/LSoft
- Cottage Lake25 mg/LSoft
- Maltby16 mg/LSoft
- Bothell East13 mg/LSoft
- Kenmore25 mg/LSoft
- Kirkland34 mg/LSoft
- Bothell West13 mg/LSoft
- Redmond39 mg/LSoft
- Mill Creek East13 mg/LSoft
- Brier13 mg/LSoft
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 16, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.