Water softeners in Midland
Softener and drinking-water help for homes on City of Midland water, from older central neighborhoods to newer subdivisions on the edges of town.
Midland's city water is very hard. The City of Midland says its water hardness ranges from 400 to 600 parts per million, and tells residents to divide by 17.12 to get grains per gallon. That works out to roughly 23 to 35 grains, enough to crust a showerhead in weeks and fill a water heater with scale.
Where Midland's water comes from
The city's 2025 drinking water report lists two kinds of supply. Surface water comes through the Colorado River Municipal Water District from O.H. Ivie Reservoir, E.V. Spence Reservoir and Lake J.B. Thomas. Groundwater comes from the Paul Davis Well Field in Midland County and the Clearwater and T-Bar well fields in Winkler County. Because the mix of sources can shift, hardness moves around within that 400 to 600 ppm range.
A growing city with mostly slab-on-grade homes
Midland grew 19.2 percent between 2010 and 2020, to 132,524 people, and had about 55,400 housing units at the 2020 census. Most homes sit on slabs with no basement, so softeners typically go in the garage, often on a softener loop the builder stubbed out near the water heater. Older homes without a loop may need some re-plumbing to bring the main through the garage.
Drinking water in Midland
The 2025 report lists arsenic as high as 9.19 parts per billion against a federal limit of 10, and the city's 2023 report showed a running-average arsenic violation in late 2023. A softener doesn't remove arsenic. Many Midland households add an under-sink reverse osmosis system for drinking and cooking; ask the company for performance data on arsenic if that's your concern.
Common jobs in Midland
- Softeners sized for very hard water
- RO systems at the kitchen sink
- Repairs on garage units
- Replacing undersized builder units
Common questions
How hard is Midland, TX water in grains?
The City of Midland lists hardness of 400 to 600 ppm. Dividing by 17.12, as the city suggests, gives about 23 to 35 grains per gallon.
Where do softeners go in Midland homes?
Usually in the garage, near the water heater, since most homes are slab-on-grade with no basement.
Services in Midland
- Water softener installationA softener sized for Midland-area water at 23 to 35 grains, plumbed into a garage loop or new line.
- Water softener repairFix softeners that quit softening, won't regenerate, leak in the garage or burn through salt.
- Water softener replacementSwap an old or undersized unit for one built for very hard West Texas water.
- Reverse osmosis drinking waterUnder-sink RO for drinking and cooking water, with arsenic, fluoride and dissolved solids in mind.
- Well water treatmentTesting-first treatment for private wells in Midland and Ector counties.
Nearby areas
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