- Hardness: the City of Vancouver reports 55–130 ppm (about 3–8 grains per gallon), and Clark Public Utilities lists an 87 ppm average (about 5 grains per gallon) in its 2025 report — moderately hard to hard. Well homes often test higher. That's the scale on your fixtures and the early death of your water heater.
- Chlorine: city water is disinfected, which is good — but it's why your tap can taste like a pool, and it leaves byproducts filtration removes.
- PFAS: Vancouver Water Stations 14, 4 and 9 have tested at or above state and federal limits, and the city is installing carbon treatment starting in 2026. Ridgefield's 2025 tests found none. Reverse osmosis is one of the few residential fixes that addresses PFAS at the tap. See our PFAS guide.
- Wells: vary a lot street to street — iron, sulfur, sediment, pH. That's why every well quote starts with a free test, not a guess.
Service area
Clark County is home.
We're based in Vancouver and we stay close on purpose — same-week installs only work when the van doesn't live on the freeway. If you're outside the area, we'll say so on the first call.
Where we work
Nine communities, one standard.
Same straight answers and same-week installs everywhere we work — your ZIP code doesn't change how we treat you.
Mostly city water
Vancouver
City water from local wells, 55–130 ppm hardness per the city's 2025 report. Scale on fixtures and water heaters dying early are the classic calls here.
City water · some wells
Salmon Creek
Clark Public Utilities water, moderately hard, plus a handful of neighborhoods still on private wells.
City water · rural wells
Camas
City water from wells near the Washougal River in town, private wells in the rural pockets east and north. We test either way.
Mixed · iron common
Washougal
A real mix of city and well homes — well tests out here often turn up iron.
New construction · city water
Ridgefield
One of the fastest-growing towns in the state — lots of new builds with builder-grade plumbing. City wells, and no PFAS detected in 2025 testing.
Mostly wells
Battle Ground
City wells inside the limits, well country outside them. Iron stains and sulfur smell are the two complaints we hear most — both fixable.
Private wells · test first
Brush Prairie & Hockinson
Almost entirely private wells. We never quote out here without a full well test first.
Mixed
La Center
Small-town mix of city hookups and wells. Same honest quotes as everywhere else we work.
Northern edge · mixed
Woodland
The northern edge of our service area — both city and well homes, same-week installs most of the year.
Local water
What's actually in Clark County water?
Most local water is safe to drink. It's also hard on your house and not always great to taste. Here's the honest picture.
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