Tap water hardness in Ceará
We have published hardness data for 47 cities in Ceará. The median is 115 mg/L; the hardest water is in Ararendá (710 mg/L), the softest in Poranga (6 mg/L).
45 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).
Portaria GM/MS nº 888/2021 sets a maximum of 300 mg/L CaCO₃ for total hardness (dureza total); operators report it in mg/L to SISAGUA.
Cities in Ceará, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ararendá | 710 | 710 | very hard |
| Salitre | 365 | 365 | very hard |
| Monsenhor Tabosa | 365 | 365 | very hard |
| Ipaumirim | 320 | 320 | very hard |
| Porteiras | 284 | 284 | very hard |
| Abaiara | 254 | 254 | very hard |
| Jati | 244 | 244 | very hard |
| Nova Olinda | 230 | 230 | very hard |
| Novo Oriente | 207 | 207 | very hard |
| Farias Brito | 199 | 199 | very hard |
| Penaforte | 161 | 161 | hard |
| Baixio | 160 | 160 | hard |
| Altaneira | 153 | 153 | hard |
| Parambu | 145 | 145 | hard |
| Potengi | 139 | 139 | hard |
| Barbalha | 137 | 137 | hard |
| Catarina | 137 | 137 | hard |
| Tamboril | 135 | 135 | hard |
| Catunda | 134 | 134 | hard |
| Saboeiro | 126 | 126 | hard |
| Granjeiro | 126 | 126 | hard |
| Tarrafas | 120 | 120 | moderately hard |
| Mauriti | 115 | 115 | moderately hard |
| Antonina do Norte | 115 | 115 | moderately hard |
| Araripe | 113 | 113 | moderately hard |
| Barroquinha | 112 | 112 | moderately hard |
| Chaval | 111 | 111 | moderately hard |
| Assaré | 110 | 110 | moderately hard |
| Missão Velha | 110 | 110 | moderately hard |
| Acopiara | 107 | 107 | moderately hard |
| Orós | 106 | 106 | moderately hard |
| Quiterianópolis | 104 | 104 | moderately hard |
| Juazeiro do Norte | 100 | 100 | moderately hard |
| Barro | 100 | 100 | moderately hard |
| Cariús | 96 | 96 | moderately hard |
| Crateús | 96 | 96 | moderately hard |
| Arneiroz | 91 | 91 | moderately hard |
| Tauá | 90 | 90 | moderately hard |
| Umari | 89 | 89 | moderately hard |
| Cedro | 87 | 87 | moderately hard |
| Independência | 79 | 79 | moderately hard |
| Lavras da Mangabeira | 77 | 77 | moderately hard |
| Santana do Cariri | 62 | 62 | moderately hard |
| Várzea Alegre | 47 | 47 | soft |
| Milagres | 46 | 46 | soft |
| Aurora | 41 | 41 | soft |
| Poranga | 6 | 6 | soft |