Marina del Rey California Drinking Water Quality

The water out of our tap smells and tastes less than desirable in Marina del Rey California compared the rest of the water we have consumed around the world.  Also, I believe each of our families deserve to have clean healthy drinking water like I had when I grew up so I have taken matters into my own hands to test the water quality.

I had asked the city for a test but they could not make it happen after over 2 years of effort.  Even though they say they can on their web site, they could not even test the pool water quality or the water quality in the general area that we live in.  They had someone come out and “look” at the pool.  They said it “looked” fine but as we all know sea water can look nice but it is not safe to drink or even swim in at times.

I am using a variety of testing equipment and I plan to test the water everywhere I go for at least the next five years.  Each time I plan to post the test so that others will know what the water quality is as well.

Marina del Rey Water Quality

This tap water was tested near California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey:

Temp: 75.9 F

TDS: 237 (0-1000 drinking water 1000-1500 brackish 1500+ sea water)

pH: 8.27 (The normal range for pH in surface-water systems is 6.5 to 8.5 but 7 is pure)

EC: 474 (~0-500 drinking water 500+ sea water)

This test was provided by the HI 98129.  More tests to come including nitrates and hardness.