Aquatell

Oregon

The 13 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 0.8 to 3.1 grains per gallon, with a median of 2.0; 0% are hard or very hard.

How the 13 figures spread across the bands

  • Soft 1
  • Slightly hard 12
  • Moderately hard 0
  • Hard 0
  • Very hard 0
Hardness
2.0 gpg medianAverage 1.9 gpg (32 ppm), from 0.8 to 3.1. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
Coverage
13 places13 listings as published
Disinfectant
2 of 5use chloramine; 3 use chlorine

Every place we have

Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.

13 places

On the scaleDisinfectantSourcesAsk Aqua
Springfield
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 3.1 gpg53 ppm, slightly hard –
Portland
2 notes
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
  • Another Aquatell page gives chlorine; this table's figure is kept.
 2.5 gpg42 ppm, slightly hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Tigard
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.5 gpg42 ppm, slightly hard –
Astoria
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg28 ppm, slightly hard –
Gresham
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg32 ppm, slightly hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Medford
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg33 ppm, slightly hard –
Roseburg
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 2.0 gpg32 ppm, slightly hard –
Corvallis
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.9 gpg31 ppm, slightly hard –
Beaverton
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.7 gpg28 ppm, slightly hard –
Hillsboro
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.7 gpg28 ppm, slightly hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Bend
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.3 gpg21 ppm, slightly hard –
Eugene
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.1 gpg18 ppm, slightly hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Salem
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 0.8 gpg12 ppm, soft Chlorine Disinfectant

Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.

What to do about it

Hard water

Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.

Water softenersSizing a softener

Chlorine or chloramine

Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.

Carbon and chloramine filters

Not sure what you need?

Aqua knows these figures and Aquatell’s treatment charts, and can size a system for your home.

Filters for Oregon’s water

See them all