Lancaster is served by Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts, Quartz Hill Water District and Cal Water, depending on the address. Local groundwater and Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency supplies feed these systems. Your water bill shows who serves your address.
What is in your water, and what to do about it
Water that looks and tastes fine can still carry three things worth knowing about. Hardness is dissolved calcium and magnesium. It leaves scale on fixtures, spots on glass and buildup in water heaters. Chlorine (or chloramine) is added by suppliers to keep water safe in the pipes, and it is what many people taste and smell. Total dissolved solids, or TDS, is everything dissolved in the water. The EPA sets a secondary guideline of 500 mg/L for it, based on taste, color and scale rather than safety.
You cannot see any of the three from the faucet. A reading can.
What each kind of system does
- A softener or salt-free conditioner deals with hardness and scale. Water softeners and conditioners covers both.
- Whole-house filtration uses carbon to reduce chlorine, so showers, laundry and every tap in the house improve. Whole-house water filtration explains how it is sized.
- Reverse osmosis cleans up the water you drink and cook with, and cuts total dissolved solids at that tap.
Which of these your home needs depends on your numbers, not on the city you live in.
Where your water comes from in Lancaster
Lancaster is served by Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts, Quartz Hill Water District and Cal Water, depending on the address. Local groundwater and Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency supplies feed these systems. Your water bill shows who serves your address.
Lancaster and water softeners
We found no local rule against softeners in the sources we reviewed, but we have not read every local sewer rule, so confirm before you buy. California's equipment standards apply to any softener that discharges to the sewer, and Nuvia's recommendation has to meet them. California water softener rules has the details.
What happens when you book
A Nuvia water specialist visits your home, takes the readings at your tap and shows you the numbers. If your water needs nothing, you hear that. If it needs a system, you get a recommendation sized to your home and a quote. Payment options are available, and how pricing works explains the quote. Removal and disposal of your old softener is included with a new Nuvia system. Nuvia was founded in 2012 and is a licensed California contractor (C-55 Water Conditioning, license 969902).
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Questions people ask
What does the free water analysis in Lancaster check?
Three things at your tap: hardness, chlorine and total dissolved solids. A Nuvia water specialist shows you the readings on the spot and explains what they mean for your home. It is free, with no obligation to buy.
Do I need a water softener or a water filter in Lancaster?
It depends on your numbers. A softener or conditioner deals with scale from hardness. A carbon filter deals with chlorine, taste and smell. Reverse osmosis cleans up drinking and cooking water. Many homes need one of these, some need two, and some need none. The analysis tells you which.
How do I know what is in my water in Lancaster?
Your supplier's yearly water quality report gives averages for the whole system, and your tap can read differently. The analysis measures your own tap. Your water bill shows which supplier serves your address.
Are there local rules on water softeners in Lancaster?
We found none in the sources we reviewed, but we have not read every local sewer rule, so confirm before you buy. California equipment standards apply to any residential softener that discharges to the sewer, and Nuvia's recommendation has to meet them.
Does Nuvia take away my old softener in Lancaster?
Yes. When you install a new Nuvia system, removal and disposal of your old softener is included at no additional charge. If your softener is rented, call the rental company first to cancel, and if you ask us to and sign off, we disconnect it during the install.
Does the in-home water analysis cost anything?
No. Nuvia Water offers it free. Book it with the form on this page or with the Book button.
Who is the best water filtration company in Lancaster?
Compare companies on six things you can check, not on who says they are best. (1) A free analysis of your own water before any quote. (2) Independent certifications: ask for the certificate and look it up with the certifier. (3) What the tanks, valves and media are made of, with flow ratings in writing. (4) A written warranty with a term for each part, because these systems are not cheap. (5) How long the company has been around: a warranty is only as good as the company behind it, and a warranty from a company that is gone is a worthless piece of paper and a big tank in your garage with nobody to call. (6) Reviews you can read. Nuvia Water offers a free in-home water analysis in Lancaster, was founded in 2012, holds California license 969902 (C-55 Water Conditioning), is BBB Accredited with an A rating, has a 4.6 Google rating from more than 1,600 reviews, and backs its Nuvia Pro dual-tank system with a 15-year media warranty and a 10-year control valve warranty. Nuvia's materials carry marks from IAPMO R&T, NSF, cUL us, UPC and ISO 9001 and 14001. Ask any company, including us, for the same papers.
Book your free water analysis today.
A Nuvia specialist checks your water at your tap and shows you the numbers.