Salida, CA water hardness

Tap water hardness
44mg/L
2.6gpg
SoftReports range 14–44

Reported by Modesto, City of · April 2025

CA typical
121 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Salida has about 44 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.6 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Modesto, City of, dated April 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 14 to 44 mg/L.

Salida on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CA typical 121Waterford: 16 mg/LWaterford 16Ripon: 28 mg/LRipon 28Escalon: 28 mg/LEscalon 28Modesto: 44 mg/LModesto 44West Modesto: 44 mg/LWest Modesto 44Ceres: 66 mg/LCeres 66Manteca: 75 mg/LManteca 75Oakdale: 94 mg/LOakdale 94Riverbank: 196 mg/LRiverbank 196Patterson: 471 mg/LPatterson 471Salida 44mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CA 121Ripon: 28 mg/LRipon 28Escalon: 28 mg/LEscalon 28Modesto: 44 mg/LModesto 44West Modesto: 44 mg/LWest Modes. 44Manteca: 75 mg/LManteca 75Riverbank: 196 mg/LRiverbank 19644 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 44 mg/L, Salida is 77 mg/L below the typical California figure of 121. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 16 mg/L in Waterford to 471 in Patterson.

What 44 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

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

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 44 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Salida's water system

Modesto, City of · PWSID CA5010010

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 218,915 people from surface water.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
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TapWaterData ties Salida to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Salida, 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 Salida water hard?

No. It measures about 44 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 44 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.6.

Has the Salida water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Modesto, City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 515 cities in California

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, April 21, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.