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Anaheim, California

Anaheim Public Utilities 2025 Water Quality Report. Groundwater, Lenain plant, and MWD columns. Hardness 318 / 288 / 271 ppm. No Measure S-style residential softener ban turned up. That is not a statewide ban finding — ask the sewer agency on the bill.

Cited chemistry for AnaheimA chart of numbers printed on the utility report, each labeled with its unit. Missing numbers are left off.Hardness (groundwater)318 ppm / 19 gpgHardness (Lenain)288 ppm / 17 gpgHardness (MWD)271 ppm / 16 gpgChlorine residual1.0 ppm (range ND–2.6)WQR
Cited numbers from the utility report. Length follows the printed value against a labeled scale — not a health ranking. If the report has no number, it is not on the chart.
  1. Hardness (groundwater)318 ppm / 19 gpg
  2. Hardness (Lenain)288 ppm / 17 gpg
  3. Hardness (MWD)271 ppm / 16 gpg
  4. Chlorine residual1.0 ppm (range ND–2.6)

Best match for Anaheim

Salt-based water softener

No district prohibition on a brine drain turned up in the current file.

Two tall mineral tanks and a black brine tank of a salt-based water softener, plumbed with copper pipe in a garage.
Salt-based softener: two mineral tanks and a brine tank.

A salt-based softener is the thing that actually removes hardness. Size it from your grains and how much water you use, not bathroom count. It needs a drain.

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Other options that still fit

  • Salt-free conditioner

    A salt-free conditioner changes how scale sticks. It does not soften. Soap and spots stay closer to untreated. No brine line.

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  • Whole-house carbon for chlorine

    That is chlorine. A whole-house carbon filter with an NSF/ANSI 42 chlorine claim is the usual match. A softener will not take chlorine out.

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  • Under-sink reverse osmosis

    The under-sink RO we actually run is Cloud RO — NSF/ANSI 58, kitchen tap, not a whole-house tank. Check the exact listing if PFAS is why you are shopping. Shop Amazon first for under-sink RO, or buy Cloud direct. Waterdrop is a tankless option if you want that path. A certifier-listed pitcher is the cheap first step. Nobody is paying for a medical claim.

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  • Test the tap first

    A homeowner kit is a start. It is not a state-certified lab. Use a certified lab when the decision is expensive.

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On the report

Water utility
Anaheim Public Utilities
Hardness
Groundwater 318 ppm as CaCO3 (19 grains). Lenain 288 ppm (17 grains). MWD 271 ppm (16 grains). Range of detections 135–431 ppm / 8.0–25 grains. Those are three labeled columns, not a blended citywide number. 2025 report (2024 unregulated sampling). — Anaheim Public Utilities 2025 Water Quality Report
Disinfectant
Chlorine residual 1.0 ppm (range ND–2.6), tested weekly at 51 locations. MRDL 4. Printed as chlorine residual. 2025 report. — Anaheim Public Utilities 2025 Water Quality Report
Brine / salt to the sewer
No district prohibition found in current research. No Anaheim or Orange County Sanitation District residential softener ban like LACSD Measure S turned up. Ask the sewer agency on the bill before you cut a brine drain.

Also around here

Extra context besides the utility report and the chart above — geology, an unregulated table, or a published study. Not a second set of printed tap numbers.

  • MicroplasticsWHO’s 2019 review examined studies that found microplastic particles in treated tap and bottled water in many places. That is a published-occurrence finding, not a number from this city’s water-quality report, and we do not invent a particles-per-liter count for the tap.Microplastics in drinking-water — World Health Organization
  • Other 2025 table numbersThe same report prints these as labeled groundwater / Lenain / MWD or distribution results, not a blend we invented.TTHMs highest LRAA 55 ppb (range 20–82). HAA5 highest LRAA 10 ppb (range 2.1–14).2025 Water Quality Report — Anaheim Public Utilities

Anaheim drinking water is a blend of Orange County groundwater and imported water, with untreated imported water also treated at the Lenain plant. No Anaheim or Orange County Sanitation District residential softener ban like LACSD Measure S turned up. Ask the sewer agency on the bill before you cut a brine drain. This is not a legal opinion and not a statewide ban.

The 2025 Water Quality Report prints hardness as three labeled columns — groundwater 318 ppm as CaCO3 (19 grains), Lenain 288 ppm (17 grains), and MWD 271 ppm (16 grains). Range of detections 135–431 ppm. We do not invent a citywide blend.

Chlorine residual 1.0 ppm (range ND–2.6). TTHMs highest LRAA 55 ppb (range 20–82). HAA5 highest LRAA 10 ppb (range 2.1–14). Kitchen shopping stays the Cloud RO / Waterdrop path already used on other cities if a listing is why you are looking.

Sources

  1. 2025 Water Quality Report — Anaheim Public Utilities. Accessed 2026-09-09.

Updated September 9, 2026. A city file is chemistry we can cite plus the sewer rule. No invented detections.