Newman, California
City of Newman Municipal Code § 11.06.060(L) (Ord. 2019-7 § 2, 10-22-2019) prohibits installing, and as of January 1, 2023 replacing, an on-site residential self-regenerating water softener that discharges into the City sewer system. That is a City of Newman sewer/POTW rule, not a statewide ban. The 2024 CCR (report date June 1, 2025) prints hardness 360 ppm (range 310–390) and free chlorine 0.38 ppm (range 0.32–0.98).
- Hardness360 ppm (range 310–390)
- Sodium128.63 ppm (range 91.5–180)
- Chlorine residual0.38 ppm (range 0.32–0.98)
- TTHMs2.07 µg/L (range 0–5.02)
- HAA50.30 µg/L (range 0–1.6)
Best match for Newman
Portable-exchange softening — not a brine tank
A self-regenerating salt softener that drains to the sewer is prohibited here.
Portable-exchange tanks, if that exception applies at your address. The resin still removes hardness. The salt work happens off site. Do not install a self-regenerating unit to the sewer here.
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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.
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.
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.
On the report
- Water utility
- City of Newman Water Department
- Hardness
- 360 ppm (range 310–390). One hardness column — not a blend. City of Newman 2024 CCR Table 2 (sample dates 5/11/2022–8/23/2023). — City of Newman 2024 Consumer Confidence Report (report date June 1, 2025), Table 2
- Disinfectant
- Chlorine 0.38 ppm (range 0.32–0.98), MRDL 4. Free chlorine from sodium hypochlorite, not chloramine. City of Newman 2024 CCR Table 5. — City of Newman 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, Table 5
- Sanitation district
- City of Newman sewer / POTW
- Brine / salt to the sewer
- Self-regenerating salt softeners prohibited (district rule). City of Newman Municipal Code Chapter 11.06 (Sewerage System), § 11.06.060(L) Brine Discharging Water Softening Appliance(s) Prohibited. Effective January 1, 2020, no person shall install or in any manner assist in the installation of an on-site residential self-regenerating water softener that discharges into the City sewer system. Effective January 1, 2023, no person shall replace or otherwise modify any residential self-regenerating water softener with another residential self-regenerating water softener that discharges into the City sewer system. § 11.06.060(M) says subsection (L) does not apply to water softeners that use exchange tanks regenerated off site at a lawfully regulated location, and does not apply to filtration, activated carbon, reverse osmosis treatment, or non-salt-water conditioning units. History note on that section: Ord. 90-4 (6-26-1990); Ord. 2019-7 § 2 (10-22-2019). Chapter definitions print a residential self-regenerating water softener as a unit that renews hardness removal by on-site application of a chloride solution, then a rinse — also called an automatic water softener. That is a City of Newman sewer/POTW rule — not a statewide ban. Ask Public Works or the agency on the sewer bill about the address.
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
- NitrateTable 3 on the same 2024 CCR. Printed as nitrate, MCL 10. This file does not invent a health ranking.3.65 ppm (range 0.88–5.43), MCL 10, 2024.2024 Consumer Confidence Report (PWS CA5010013) — City of Newman Water Department
- Hexavalent chromiumTable 3 on the same 2024 CCR. Cited as printed. This file does not invent a medical claim.2.54 ppb (range 0–5.7), MCL 10, sample date 10/17/2024.2024 Consumer Confidence Report (PWS CA5010013) — City of Newman Water Department
- TDS (secondary)Table 4 secondary standards on the same 2024 CCR. Secondary MCLs are aesthetic. This file does not invent a health ranking.835.25 ppm (range 735–1440) versus secondary MCL 1000.2024 Consumer Confidence Report (PWS CA5010013) — City of Newman Water Department
City of Newman sewer/POTW rule: Municipal Code § 11.06.060(L) (Ord. 2019-7 § 2, 10-22-2019) — Brine Discharging Water Softening Appliance(s) Prohibited. Effective January 1, 2020, no person shall install or in any manner assist in the installation of an on-site residential self-regenerating water softener that discharges into the City sewer system. Effective January 1, 2023, no person shall replace or otherwise modify any residential self-regenerating water softener with another residential self-regenerating water softener that discharges into the City sewer system. That is a City of Newman sewer-side rule, not a statewide ban.
§ 11.06.060(M) is the exception the code prints: subsection (L) does not apply to water softeners that use exchange tanks regenerated off site at a lawfully regulated location, and does not apply to filtration, activated carbon, reverse osmosis treatment, or non-salt-water conditioning units. History note on that section: Ord. 90-4 (6-26-1990); Ord. 2019-7 § 2 (10-22-2019). Chapter definitions call a residential self-regenerating water softener an automatic unit that renews hardness removal by on-site chloride solution, then a rinse. Ask Public Works or the agency on the sewer bill about the address.
Drinking water is City of Newman Water Department, PWS CA5010013 on the State Water Board 2024 CCR (report date June 1, 2025). Groundwater from four deep wells. Disinfection is chlorine as sodium hypochlorite. Table 2 prints hardness 360 ppm (range 310–390) and sodium 128.63 ppm (91.5–180) — one hardness column, not a blend. Table 5 prints chlorine residual 0.38 ppm (0.32–0.98), MRDL 4 — free chlorine, not chloramine. Table 3 prints TTHMs 2.07 µg/L (0–5.02) and HAA5 0.30 µg/L (0–1.6). A 2023 CCR also exists on EAR; this file uses the newer 2024 tables.
Kitchen shopping stays the Cloud RO / Waterdrop path already used on other cities if a listing is why you are looking. Confirm § 11.06.060(L)–(M) with the city before you buy or install anything that regenerates to the sewer.
Sources
- Chapter 11.06 Sewerage System, § 11.06.060(L)–(M) (Ord. 90-4; Ord. 2019-7 § 2) — City of Newman Municipal Code (eCode360). Accessed 2026-09-10.
- Newman City Code (Code Publishing) — City of Newman. Accessed 2026-09-10.
- 2024 Consumer Confidence Report (PWS CA5010013; report date June 1, 2025) — City of Newman Water Department / State Water Resources Control Board. Accessed 2026-09-10.
- Consumer Confidence Reports — City of Newman Public Works. Accessed 2026-09-10.
Updated September 10, 2026. A city file is chemistry we can cite plus the sewer rule. No invented detections.