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Reverse Osmosis System in Montrose, CO

Name: Smart Living Water
Address: 2829 North Ave #103, Grand Junction, CO, 81501, US
Telephone: (970) 773-6439
Rating: 4.9

Reverse osmosis takes out what softeners and carbon leave behind: the dissolved solids in Montrose water.

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What Reverse Osmosis Removes From Montrose Water

A reverse osmosis system in Montrose, CO deals with the part of your water that softening and carbon filtration do not touch: total dissolved solids, which averaged 123 mg/L in Project 7's 2025 finished water and climbed to 183 mg/L in January. Our Grand Junction team comes to you in Montrose for a free water test that measures TDS at your tap, so you can see the number for yourself. Call (970) 773-6439.

Dissolved solids are everything left in the water after it has been filtered clear: calcium and magnesium, sulfate, sodium, silica and trace metals. Project 7 tracks several of them month by month. In 2025 its finished water averaged 48 mg/L sulfate, 9.5 mg/L silica and 0.24 mg/L fluoride. None of these are unusual for Western Slope surface water, and the plant meets every standard. They are simply the minerals a membrane is built to remove.

Most Montrose homes do not need RO for safety, and many are well served by a softener and carbon. Our Montrose water page helps you weigh that before you commit.

Technician beside a reverse osmosis system and storage tank in a basement

Montrose TDS, 2025

A Year of Dissolved Solids in Montrose Water

Finished water from Project 7, the plant that supplies Montrose.

Winter high: 183 mg/L

January 2025 was the peak for total dissolved solids, the same month hardness peaked. Sulfate also hit its high that month at 86 mg/L.

Early summer low: 103 mg/L

May and June readings dropped to 103 mg/L as snowmelt diluted the source water. Even at the low point, the minerals are there.

What RO takes out

A reverse osmosis membrane typically rejects the large majority of dissolved salts and minerals, along with lead, copper and many other contaminants that are too small for any sediment or carbon filter.

What it leaves for you

Water that tastes flat-clean rather than mineral, clear ice, spot-free glassware, and coffee or tea that tastes like the beans or leaves instead of the tap.

How Whole-Home RO Works in a Montrose House

Reverse osmosis pushes water through a semi-permeable membrane with pores far smaller than any bacterium. Water molecules get through. Most dissolved minerals and many contaminants do not, and they are rinsed away in a reject stream. Under-sink RO units do this for one faucet. A whole-home RO system does it at the main line and stores the purified water in a tank, then pressurizes it for the whole house. In Montrose, a whole-home RO system usually needs help in front of it. The water is hard, averaging 128 mg/L in 2025, and hardness minerals scale a membrane quickly, so we plan for softening or another pretreatment ahead of it. The water also carries chloramine, which can damage common RO membranes, so a carbon stage comes first to remove it. Getting that order right is what keeps a membrane working for years instead of months. One more Montrose detail: Project 7's lead and copper sampling found one home above the copper action level. Copper and lead in tap water come mostly from household plumbing rather than the treatment plant, and RO is one of the most effective ways to reduce both at the faucet.

Your Options

RO and the Systems Around It

Not every Montrose home needs whole-home RO. Here is how we decide.

Whole-home reverse osmosis

Every faucet, shower and appliance gets RO water. The most thorough treatment we install. Learn more on our whole-home RO page.

Drinking water RO

If your concern is mostly what you drink and cook with, point-of-use drinking water filtration at the kitchen tap may be enough.

Softening as pretreatment

A water softener protects the membrane from Montrose's hardness and handles scale in the rest of the house at the same time.

Carbon as pretreatment

A whole house filtration stage removes chloramine before it reaches the membrane, and cleans up taste and odor on its own.

How It Works

Planning an RO System in Montrose

Measure TDS and hardness

The free water test at your Montrose home gives us dissolved solids, hardness and chlorine readings, the three numbers that shape an RO design.

Lay out the stages

We decide what goes ahead of the membrane, how big the storage tank should be for your household, and where the reject water will drain.

Install and walk through

We install the full train, test the output TDS in front of you, and explain what each stage does so the system holds no mystery.

What Montrose Homeowners Should Know About RO

Reverse osmosis removes most fluoride along with other minerals. Project 7's 2025 composite shows fluoride averaging 0.24 mg/L in Montrose's finished water, so there is less of it to lose than in fluoridated supplies, but it is worth knowing if your dentist has an opinion on it. RO also sends some water to drain as part of normal operation. We will explain the ratio for the system we recommend and where that water goes. Finally, RO water has very little mineral content, and some people prefer the taste with a little added back. We can talk through that when you see your results. Smart Living Water has a 4.9-star average across 76 Google reviews and is a member of the Western Colorado Home Builders Association. Call (970) 773-6439 for a free Montrose water test.

Frequently asked questions

What are the total dissolved solids in Montrose water?

Project 7 Water Authority's 2025 composite shows finished-water TDS averaging 123 mg/L, with a January high of 183 mg/L and a low of 103 mg/L in May and June. Your tap test may read a little differently.

Does Montrose water need pretreatment before reverse osmosis?

Usually yes. Montrose water averaged 128 mg/L hardness in 2025 and is disinfected with chloramine. Hardness scales RO membranes and chloramine can damage them, so we plan softening and a carbon stage ahead of a whole-home RO system.

Will RO remove copper and lead from my Montrose tap?

RO is one of the most effective treatments for both. Project 7's lead and copper sampling stayed under action levels overall, with one home above the copper action level. Most lead and copper in tap water comes from home plumbing, so a test at your faucet is the useful number.

Is whole-home RO necessary, or is a drinking water system enough?

It depends on your goals. If you want mineral-free water at every tap and appliance, whole-home RO does that. If drinking and cooking water is the priority, a kitchen system may be enough. See our drinking water filtration page.

Does RO remove fluoride?

Yes, RO removes most of it. Project 7 reported fluoride averaging 0.24 mg/L in 2025 finished water.

Why are Montrose dissolved solids highest in January?

Project 7 draws surface water, and in winter low flows carry a more concentrated mineral load. In 2025, TDS, hardness and sulfate all peaked in January. Call (970) 773-6439 for a free test at your tap.

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