Venice Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Venice, California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles on the Pacific coast — one of Los Angeles' most iconic and culturally distinctive neighborhoods, founded in 1905 by Abbot Kinney as 'Venice of America' (with original canals, many still intact), home of the Venice Beach Boardwalk (one of the most visited places in California — known for Muscle Beach, street performers, artists, and skateboarders), a major creative and tech community (the 'Silicon Beach' tech corridor), and one of the most diverse and culturally rich communities in Los Angeles — draws its municipal water supply from the MWD blend via the LADWP. Water hardness in Venice measures 78.5 mg/L — classified as moderately soft.

Venice's moderate softness — among the softer Los Angeles neighborhoods — reflects the LADWP's effective treatment in the Venice–Mar Vista coastal west Los Angeles distribution zone. The LADWP MWD blend (Colorado River and State Water Project) is treated at LADWP water treatment facilities. The Venice coastal distribution zone includes some older West Los Angeles mains but benefits from LADWP's effective treatment in the west Los Angeles coastal sector, producing the soft 78.5 mg/L at Venice household taps — considerably softer than inland San Fernando Valley communities.

With hardness at 78.5 mg/L, Venice residents enjoy moderately soft water for a Los Angeles community. LADWP consistently delivers water meeting all California SWRCB and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.