California utilities whose water varies in hardness.
Water in more than one band, depending on where or when it was sampled: each is given as its range, softest to hardest. 759 utilities serving 28 million people as they report it, largest first.
601 to 700 of 759, by people served
| Utility | Based in | Serves | Hardness, mg/L | Grains per gallon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Carrillo MWC | Rancho Mission Viejo | 210 | 140 to 423 | 8.2 to 24.7 |
| Capell Valley Estates | Stockton | 208 | 120 to 208 | 7 to 12.2 |
| Golden State Water Co. - Robbins | Rancho Cordova | 207 | 75 to 785 | 4.4 to 45.9 |
| Orland Estates Mobile H.P. | Billings | 207 | 131 to 183 | 7.7 to 10.7 |
| Estero Mutual | Dillon Beach | 206 | 51 to 97 | 3 to 5.7 |
| Preserve at Millerton Lake Water System | Pismo Beach | 204 | 51 to 113 | 3 to 6.6 |
| Cws - Split Mountain Water System | San Jose | 203 | 100 to 140 | 5.8 to 8.2 |
| Alpine Springs County Water District | Alpine Meadows | 200 | 40 to 74 | 2.3 to 4.3 |
| El Adobe Poa, Inc. | Bakersfield | 200 | 94 to 905 | 5.5 to 52.9 |
| Holiday Mobile Village | Menlo Park | 200 | 141 to 249 | 8.3 to 14.5 |
| Improvement District No. 1 | Three Rivers | 200 | 30 to 217 | 1.8 to 12.7 |
| Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co. | Pauma Valley | 200 | 130 to 480 | 7.6 to 28.1 |
| River Highlands CSD | Marysville | 200 | 169 to 324 | 9.9 to 18.9 |
| Sierra Linda Mutual Water Co | North Fork | 200 | 66 to 150 | 3.9 to 8.8 |
| Sierra Breeze Mutual Water Company | Inyokern | 199 | 140 to 265 | 8.2 to 15.5 |
| Alpine Village | Romoland | 198 | 170 to 495 | 9.9 to 28.9 |
| Colonial Oak WC Inc | Salinas | 198 | 92 to 152 | 5.4 to 8.9 |
| Fcwwd 40 - Shaver Springs | Fresno | 196 | 110 to 130 | 6.4 to 7.6 |
| Rolling Hills Rancho WA | Salinas | 185 | 73 to 144 | 4.3 to 8.4 |
| Sonoma Mountain County Water District | Santa Rosa | 185 | 95 to 170 | 5.5 to 9.9 |
| Foothill Estates WS | Salinas | 183 | 180 to 205 | 10.5 to 12 |
| Copco Lake MWC | Prescott | 181 | 34 to 154 | 2 to 9 |
| Camptonville Community Serv Dist | Camptonville | 180 | 33 to 216 | 1.9 to 12.6 |
| Foothills Manufactured Home Communuty | Oroville | 180 | 22 to 62 | 1.3 to 3.6 |
| Ortega Oaks Rv Park&Campground | Lake Forest | 180 | 180 to 250 | 10.5 to 14.6 |
| Western Mobile Home Park | Stockton | 178 | 122 to 246 | 7.1 to 14.4 |
| Porterville Developmental Center | Porterville | 176 | 110 to 147 | 6.4 to 8.6 |
| Sky Acres Mutual Water Corp | Oakhurst | 175 | 43 to 167 | 2.5 to 9.8 |
| Lands of Promise MWC | Rosamond | 174 | 50 to 127 | 2.9 to 7.4 |
| Rancho San Joaquin Water Sys | Stockton | 172 | 97 to 329 | 5.7 to 19.2 |
| Plaza Mobile Home Park | Stockton | 169 | 118 to 226 | 6.9 to 13.2 |
| Melody Woods Water Company | Los Gatos | 168 | 135 to 237 | 7.9 to 13.8 |
| IL Vineto | Hillsborough | 160 | 72 to 280 | 4.2 to 16.4 |
| Keefer Creek Estates | Chico | 160 | 108 to 122 | 6.3 to 7.1 |
| Lake Canyon Mutual Water Company | Los Gatos | 156 | 180 to 240 | 10.5 to 14 |
| Bedel Mutual Water Company | Visalia | 155 | 58 to 95 | 3.4 to 5.6 |
| Rough & Ready Village | Stockton | 154 | 178 to 217 | 10.4 to 12.7 |
| Cal Am Water Company - Garrapata | Pacific Grove | 152 | 118 to 136 | 6.9 to 8 |
| Sonoma Ranch Mutual Water Company | Hercules | 151 | 45 to 78 | 2.6 to 4.6 |
| Baker Ranch Water Corp | Foresthill | 150 | 53 to 73 | 3.1 to 4.3 |
| MD 24 Teaford Meadow Lakes | Madera | 150 | 120 to 175 | 7 to 10.2 |
| Reche Canyon Mutual Water Co. | Colton | 150 | 84 to 195 | 4.9 to 11.4 |
| Vieira'S Resort, Inc | Isleton | 150 | 32 to 72 | 1.8 to 4.2 |
| Fairway Estates PWS CSA - 18 | Stockton | 149 | 36 to 65 | 2.1 to 3.8 |
| George Ranch Mutual Water Company | Hercules | 148 | 84 to 135 | 4.9 to 7.9 |
| Oid #45 | Oakdale | 144 | 60 to 189 | 3.5 to 11 |
| Wynola Water District | San Ysabel | 140 | 118 to 270 | 6.9 to 15.8 |
| Gran Cielo Mutual Water Company | San Simeon | 139 | 91 to 135 | 5.3 to 7.9 |
| Cws - Mullen Water Company | San Jose | 138 | 170 to 195 | 9.9 to 11.4 |
| Harvest Moon Mutual Water Co | Bakersfield | 138 | 110 to 135 | 6.4 to 7.9 |
| Oakhurst Mobile Home Estates | Yorba Linda | 138 | 160 to 190 | 9.4 to 11.1 |
| Merrill Gardens Iris Canyon WS | Monterey | 136 | 57 to 223 | 3.3 to 13 |
| Oak Glen Domestic Water | Hemet | 130 | 170 to 190 | 9.9 to 11.1 |
| Skp Park of the Sierras Inc | Coarsegold | 130 | 74 to 140 | 4.3 to 8.2 |
| End - O - Valley Mutual Water Company | Santa Rosa | 129 | 130 to 390 | 7.6 to 22.8 |
| Bar - Len MWC | Barstow | 126 | 155 to 225 | 9.1 to 13.2 |
| Brookside Mobile Home Park | Costa Mesa | 126 | 40 to 92 | 2.3 to 5.4 |
| Fircrest Mutual Water Company | Sebastopol | 126 | 109 to 145 | 6.4 to 8.5 |
| Shadow Mountain MHP | San Juan Capistrano | 126 | 70 to 200 | 4.1 to 11.7 |
| Sierra King Homeowners Assn | Three Rivers | 124 | 119 to 138 | 7 to 8.1 |
| Meadow Lakes Club | Fresno | 120 | 15 to 61 | 0.9 to 3.6 |
| New Auberry Water Association | Auberry | 120 | 109 to 158 | 6.4 to 9.2 |
| Lazy H Mutual Water Company | Pauma Valley | 117 | 180 to 240 | 10.5 to 14 |
| Callender Grove Mutual Water | San Luis Obispo | 116 | 67 to 235 | 3.9 to 13.7 |
| Bobcat Springs Mutual Water Company | Buellton | 115 | 80 to 500 | 4.7 to 29.2 |
| Yosemite Forks Est Mutual | Oakhurst | 110 | 55 to 83 | 3.2 to 4.9 |
| Sunrise Mutual Water Co. | Visalia | 109 | 58 to 77 | 3.4 to 4.5 |
| Lake Henshaw Resort Inc. | Santa Ysabel | 108 | 110 to 125 | 6.4 to 7.3 |
| Gold Mountain CSD | Portola | 106 | 32 to 100 | 1.9 to 5.8 |
| Pinyon Crest HOA | Palm Desert | 104 | 10 to 63 | 0.6 to 3.7 |
| Volcano Community Service Dist | Volcano | 103 | 69 to 181 | 4 to 10.6 |
| Asoleado MWC | Carmel Valley | 101 | 112 to 308 | 6.5 to 18 |
| B & W Resort Marina | Isleton | 100 | 46 to 99 | 2.7 to 5.8 |
| Cherry Lane Trailer Park | Stockton | 100 | 69 to 135 | 4 to 7.9 |
| Ecco | Oakhurst | 100 | 120 to 140 | 7 to 8.2 |
| MD 42 Still Meadow | Madera | 100 | 122 to 190 | 7.1 to 11.1 |
| Meadow Estates Mutual | Boonville | 100 | 41 to 163 | 2.4 to 9.5 |
| North Trails Mutual Water Company | Agua Dulce | 100 | 35 to 156 | 2 to 9.1 |
| San Miguel WS #01 | Royal Oaks | 100 | 82 to 380 | 4.8 to 22.2 |
| Sierra Park Water Company Inc. | MI - Wuk Village | 100 | 111 to 128 | 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Valley View Estates Mutual Water Co | Keene | 97 | 135 to 200 | 7.9 to 11.7 |
| Michele Mutual Water Company | Fulton | 93 | 110 to 140 | 6.4 to 8.2 |
| Hawkins Water Co - Cal Water Service (Puc) | San Jose | 91 | 113 to 180 | 6.6 to 10.5 |
| Anza Pines Mobile Home Park | Anza | 90 | 144 to 260 | 8.4 to 15.2 |
| Mettler County Water District | Bakersfield | 90 | 79 to 175 | 4.6 to 10.2 |
| Sonoma County CSA 41 - Freestone | Santa Rosa | 90 | 60 to 160 | 3.5 to 9.4 |
| Spring Canyon WA | Salinas | 90 | 156 to 240 | 9.1 to 14 |
| Hat Creek Highlands Mutual Water Co | Bella Vista, CA | 88 | 48 to 62 | 2.8 to 3.6 |
| Iverson & Jacks Apts WS | Salinas | 86 | 108 to 520 | 6.3 to 30.4 |
| Bassi Ranch Mutual Water Co. | Grover Beach | 85 | 47 to 398 | 2.8 to 23.3 |
| Valley Ford Water Association | Valley Ford | 84 | 180 to 200 | 10.5 to 11.7 |
| Bella Shores Mobile Home Park | Sacramento | 80 | 57 to 147 | 3.3 to 8.6 |
| California State Fair | Sacramento | 80 | 36 to 155 | 2.1 to 9.1 |
| Lancaster Water Company | Lancaster | 80 | 119 to 133 | 7 to 7.8 |
| Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company | Mendocino | 79 | 53 to 271 | 3.1 to 15.8 |
| Big Rise Village | Granite Bay | 78 | 105 to 171 | 6.1 to 10 |
| Shorelands Road & Water Company | Mendocino | 78 | 42 to 87 | 2.5 to 5.1 |
| Bodega Water Company | Bodega | 77 | 10 to 110 | 0.6 to 6.4 |
| Country Manor MHP | Valley Springs | 75 | 42 to 75 | 2.5 to 4.4 |
| Green Gulch Farm | Muir Beach | 75 | 105 to 260 | 6.1 to 15.2 |
Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, 2,449 utilities, results from Jan. 2, 2019 to July 14, 2026, read Oct. 10, 2026. Each sampling point is taken at its median; a figure is typical where every point falls in one band.
Also: 7 utilities’ own water quality reports, read by hand, each named on the utility’s page.
Bands are the U.S. Geological Survey’s, at 17.1 mg/L to the grain. People served is what each utility reports; where one sells water to another, the same people can be counted twice. How hardness is measured here.
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