How hard is the water in Citrus, CA?

Tap water hardness
112mg/L
6.5gpg
Moderately hardReports range 72–112

Reported by Azusa Light and Water · December 2024

CA typical
121 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Citrus water measures 112 mg/L (6.5 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Azusa Light and Water, dated December 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 72 to 112 mg/L.

Citrus on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CA typical 121Duarte: 75 mg/LDuarte 75Vincent: 112 mg/LVincent 112Azusa: 116 mg/LAzusa 116Glendora: 122 mg/LGlendora 122Covina: 167 mg/LCovina 167West Covina: 170 mg/LWest Covina 170Walnut: 210 mg/LWalnut 210Valinda: 223 mg/LValinda 223Charter Oak: 275 mg/LCharter Oak 275San Dimas: 275 mg/LSan Dimas 275Citrus 112mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CA 121Vincent: 112 mg/LVincent 112Azusa: 116 mg/LAzusa 116Glendora: 122 mg/LGlendora 122Covina: 167 mg/LCovina 167West Covina: 170 mg/LWest Covina 170Charter Oak: 275 mg/LCharter Oak 275112 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Citrus sits close to the typical California figure of 121 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 75 mg/L in Duarte to 275 in Charter Oak.

What 112 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Citrus

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.5 gpg = 1,474 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 16 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Citrus's water system

Azusa Light and Water · PWSID CA1910007

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 110,044 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Citrus to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Citrus, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Citrus water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 112 mg/L (6.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Citrus in grains per gallon?

About 6.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 112 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.5.

What size water softener do I need in Citrus?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.5 gpg works out to about 1,474 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 16 days.

Has the Citrus water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Azusa Light and Water since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 515 cities in California

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 1, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.