How Nuvia started
Nuvia Water was established in 2012 by Ron Johnson, who started it to help homeowners understand the quality of the water in their homes. Early on, Nuvia saw a gap in the industry: little choice in whole-home water filtration and in long-term treatment for hard water. So it developed its own systems, built around higher-efficiency filtration media and smart valves.
What Nuvia offers
Whole-home water systems. Five systems, each with a different job:
- Softening: the Nuvia Signature (single tank, four stages), the Nuvia Pro (dual tank, seven stages) and the Nuvia Simplicity.
- Scale conditioning: the Nuvia Advantage with Scale Shield, a conditioner rather than a traditional softener.
- Carbon filtration: the Nuvia Carbon CRS, which removes chlorine. It does not soften or prevent scale.
See whole-house water filtration for how they differ.
Drinking water. Nuvia offers under-sink reverse osmosis systems and alkaline drinking water systems. See reverse osmosis drinking water.
Indoor air. Nuvia also offers whole-home air purifiers, UV air purification and HVAC air purifiers.
Built around Southern California water
Southern California water is hard and mineral-heavy. Every Orange County city in our hard water by city table publishes very hard water, and every Orange County agency report we could read lists a supply above the EPA's 500 mg/L guideline for total dissolved solids. Nuvia Water, founded in 2012, works with this water every day. We install salt-based softeners, salt-free conditioners, whole-house filtration and reverse osmosis drinking water systems, and every one is chosen and sized from a water analysis at your own tap.
Where Nuvia works
Nuvia Water serves homeowners across Southern California, with a focus on Orange County and the Inland Empire. Your first step can be a free in-home water analysis, where you see your own numbers before anyone talks about a system.
Certifications
Nuvia publishes its certifications in a PDF. Read it, and check any certification you care about against the issuing organization's own listing.
Check us out
Don't take our word for it. Read the Google reviews, see the warranty in plain English, and use about our mail to verify Nuvia Water on the state license board and the BBB.
Sources
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 2026 Annual Water Quality Report (total dissolved solids by treatment plant)
- U.S. EPA: Secondary Drinking Water Standards (total dissolved solids, 500 mg/L)
- California Code of Regulations, Title 22, section 64449 (secondary standards, total dissolved solids)
- El Toro Water District 2026 Water Quality Report (Baker Water Treatment Plant)
- Nuvia Water, About Nuvia Water (live page, ported)
- Nuvia certifications (PDF published by Nuvia)
Questions people ask
Are Nuvia systems made for Southern California water?
Every Nuvia system is chosen and sized from a water analysis at your own tap, for the hardness and dissolved solids in Southern California water. All 12 Orange County cities in our hard water table publish very hard water, and every Orange County agency report we could read lists a supply above the EPA's 500 mg/L guideline for total dissolved solids. Nuvia was founded in 2012 and works with this water every day.
Where is Nuvia Water based?
Nuvia Water is a Southern California company that serves homeowners in Orange County and the Inland Empire. The office address is in the footer of every page.
Who founded Nuvia Water?
Ron Johnson founded Nuvia Water.
What does Nuvia sell?
Whole-home water systems, reverse osmosis drinking water systems, and indoor air products. The five whole-home systems are the Nuvia Signature, Pro and Simplicity for softening, the Nuvia Advantage with Scale Shield for scale conditioning, and the Nuvia Carbon CRS for chlorine filtration.
How can I check Nuvia before I call?
Read the Google reviews, look up the contractor license with the state, and see the BBB profile. The about our mail page has the links and the steps.
Book your free water analysis today.
A Nuvia specialist checks your water at your tap and shows you the numbers.