Most of our water is only moderately hard. It is much lower now that advanced treatment of surface water is our primary water source. Our wells have hard water because of the soil in our area. But our surface water has the same medium hardness as most California rivers and lakes. By mixing the well water and surface water, we lower the overall hardness to reasonable levels. In general, the expenses of operating residential water softeners are not needed.
Water hardness is from dissolved minerals from the soil like calcium and magnesium. There are no distinctly defined levels of what is hard or soft water. Typically, water is considered hard if the amount of dissolved calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is above 130 ppm or 8 grains per gallon. That can cause scale to build up in pipes, on faucets, and leave white spots on glass. The District’s water hardness is usually around 100 to 200 ppm (6 to 11 grains per gallon) depending on where you live. This hardness might leave white spots, but it will not damage appliances or water heaters.
Sunnyslope County Water District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Sunnyslope County Water District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Sunnyslope County Water District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Sunnyslope County Water District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.