Drinking-water filtration
Carbon or reverse osmosis can improve water used for drinking, cooking, coffee, and ice.
Improve municipal water at home
City Water Treatment in Portland, Maine
Municipal treatment makes water suitable for public distribution. Home filtration can take the next step by targeting the taste, odor, scale, sediment, or drinking-water concerns that matter to you.
Treatment after the water main
Customize the water delivered to your home.
Public water treatment is designed for an entire community and for safe distribution through a large network. It is not tailored to the taste preferences, plumbing, appliances, or drinking-water goals of one household.
Portland Water Pros helps municipal-water customers choose targeted filtration—whether that means a simple drinking-water system or treatment for the whole house.
Choose the right level
From your kitchen faucet to the whole house
The best approach depends on which water you want to treat and what you want to improve.
Whole-home carbon
Central carbon filtration can reduce chlorine-related taste and odor before water reaches showers and every tap.
Scale and sediment control
Softening or sediment filtration may be added when test results and household symptoms show a need.
Built around your goals
Common municipal-water solutions
Carbon cartridges
A compact, budget-friendly option for improving taste and odor at a specific faucet.
Reverse osmosis
A multi-stage under-sink system for high-quality drinking and cooking water.
Whole-home carbon
Higher-capacity treatment for chlorine-related concerns throughout the home.
Water softening
Ion exchange treatment for confirmed hardness and the scale it can leave behind.
City water FAQs
Is home filtration still useful?
Why filter water that is already municipally treated?
Home treatment is typically about personal taste, odor, scale, plumbing sediment, or additional drinking-water treatment—not replacing the public utility.
Should I treat one faucet or the whole house?
If your concern is mainly drinking water, a point-of-use system may be enough. If chlorine odor or another issue affects showers and every tap, whole-home treatment may fit better.
Do city-water homes need softeners?
Only if the water hardness and household symptoms justify one. A hardness test provides the clearest answer.
Want more from your tap water?