Water Softener in Sedalia, CO

Who supplies water in Sedalia?

Sedalia is a tiny unincorporated community in northern Douglas County on U.S. 85, about 8 miles northwest of Castle Rock, with a post office dating to 1872. Sedalia Water and Sanitation District, formed in 1958, took over a water system originally installed by the railroad and serves properties within its boundaries only. Homes in the wider 80135 ZIP outside the district were not covered in the material we reviewed. If you are a district customer, the district office at (303) 688-2506 can tell you about its water. If not, your home may be on its own well.

Is my water hard enough for a softener?

We could not find hardness data for Sedalia, so the answer has to come from a test. A plumber can measure hardness at your tap in minutes. As a rough guide, under about 60 ppm is soft and rarely needs treatment, 60 to 120 is moderate and optional, and above 120 is hard enough that most households notice scale. If you are on a private well, ask for a lab test that also covers iron, manganese, nitrate and bacteria, since those need different equipment than a softener and can damage softener resin if they go untreated.

Where would the regeneration water go?

This is a real question in Sedalia. The water district explicitly does not provide sanitary sewer service, and we did not verify another sewer provider. That means you should know whether your home drains to a sewer system or to a private onsite wastewater system before installing a softener. On an onsite system, choose a demand-based valve that regenerates only when needed, which keeps the volume of brine down. The plumber can talk through drain routing either way.

Permits

Sedalia is unincorporated, so building permits come from the Douglas County Building Division. The state lists Douglas County as running its own county-wide plumbing inspection program, so plumbing work here is permitted and inspected locally rather than by the state. A plumber can confirm whether a softener install needs a permit and handle the application. Because Sedalia is so small and its water arrangements vary from one property to the next, it helps to have any test results and your district bill, if you have one, ready when you call.