Water Softeners & Water Treatment in Melbourne, FL
City of Melbourne water is only moderately hard but uses chloramine and carries more sodium than its neighbors. Start with a free test.
Melbourne water in short
Melbourne's city water ran about 6 grains per gallon of hardness in mid-2026, uses chloramine, and had 104 ppm sodium in 2025. Many homes don't need a large softener. A catalytic carbon filter or an under-sink reverse osmosis unit is often the better first buy. A free test shows your numbers.
Melbourne water at a glance
| Water provider | City of Melbourne Public Works & Utilities |
|---|---|
| Source | Lake Washington (St. Johns River) surface water blended with brackish Floridan aquifer well water treated by reverse osmosis |
| Hardness | About 6 grains per gallon (102-106 mg/L finished water, May-July 2026 city newsletters) |
| Disinfectant | Chloramine: 3.1 ppm highest running annual average in 2025 (range 0.01-5.4) |
| Sodium | 104 ppm in 2025 (state limit 160) |
| Fluoride | Not added; 0.13 ppm natural level in 2025 |
Melbourne makes its water two ways. The Buckley plant treats Lake Washington, part of the St. Johns River. The Joe Mullins plant pulls brackish water from four deep Floridan aquifer wells and runs it through reverse osmosis. The two are blended and disinfected with chloramine before they reach your tap.
That blend explains a few things Melbourne homeowners notice. The raw well water is very hard and salty (about 570-590 mg/L hardness before treatment), but the water pumped to homes ran about 102-106 mg/L, roughly 6 grains per gallon, in the city's May-July 2026 reports. Sodium came in at 104 ppm in 2025, higher than Cocoa or Palm Bay water. That's one reason some families add reverse osmosis for drinking water.
Melbourne switches from chloramine to free chlorine for a few weeks to clean the pipes; the latest ran January 5-26, 2026. If your water suddenly smells like a pool, that's usually why. A catalytic carbon filter handles chloramine the rest of the year.
Melbourne water also serves Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Palm Shores, Melbourne Village and West Melbourne (wholesale). Suntree and Viera are on Cocoa water instead.
Services in Melbourne
Water Softener Installation
Right-sized softeners for Brevard's moderately hard water, sized from a real test.
Typical: $1,500 - $3,500
Free Water Test
See your real hardness, chloramine, pH and dissolved solids before you buy anything.
Typical: Free
Well Water Treatment
Staged systems for Brevard wells: iron and sulfur first, then softening and drinking water.
Typical: $1,500 - $8,000+
Sulfur & Rotten-Egg Smell Removal
Stop the rotten-egg smell from well water with aeration, oxidation or carbon treatment.
Typical: $1,500 - $2,500 typical
Iron & Orange Stain Removal
Remove iron that stains sinks, toilets, laundry, pool decks and driveways orange.
Typical: $1,200 - $3,600
Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water
Under-sink reverse osmosis for cleaner drinking and cooking water.
Typical: $400 - $800
Whole-House Filtration (Chloramine)
Catalytic carbon filtration for chloramine taste and odor at every tap.
Typical: $800 - $2,000
Water Softener Repair & Service
Fix salt bridges, regeneration problems and worn or iron-fouled resin on existing softeners.
Typical: Quoted after inspection
Nearby areas
Palm BayWest MelbourneViera & SuntreeRockledgeCocoaMerritt IslandCocoa BeachTitusvilleSatellite BeachIndian Harbour BeachPort St. JohnMimsMalabar & Grant-Valkaria
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is Melbourne, FL water?
The City of Melbourne's monthly reports showed finished water at 102-106 mg/L in May-July 2026, about 6 grains per gallon. That's moderately hard.
Does Melbourne use chlorine or chloramine?
Chloramine. The 2025 running annual average was 3.1 ppm. The city switches to free chlorine for a few weeks to clean the pipes, most recently January 5-26, 2026.
Why does Melbourne water have more sodium?
Part of Melbourne's supply is brackish Floridan aquifer water treated by reverse osmosis and blended in. The 2025 report lists sodium at 104 ppm, under the 160 ppm state limit.
Sources
- City of Melbourne: 2026 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (2025 data)
- City of Melbourne: Water Treatment & Distribution (service area)
- City of Melbourne: August 2026 Public Works/Utilities newsletter (July water data)
- City of Melbourne: Temporary Change in Water Treatment, Jan. 5-26, 2026
- WUSF: Florida stops fluoridating its water (SB 700, July 1, 2025)
Checked October 2026. Utilities update their reports each year.
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