Industrial Water Treatment in Modesto & Ceres, CA
Modesto's water depends on which part of town you're in. North Modesto gets mostly treated Tuolumne River water, while south Modesto and outlying areas rely on wells. Next door, Ceres now blends its wells with river water too. For food, dairy, beverage and fuel plants that run boilers and cooling towers hard, that difference changes how you treat your water. Hydrovida helps Modesto-area plants cut water, fuel and chemical costs.
What you get
- An on-site look at your towers, boilers and water systems
- A written report with what we found
- Savings estimates you can take to your team
Get your free water analysis
No cost, no obligation. We’ll follow up to set up your on-site water analysis.
What's in Modesto and Ceres water
The City of Modesto gets its water from two sources: treated Tuolumne River water from Modesto Irrigation District's Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant, and city-owned groundwater wells. In 2024, about 52% came from surface water and 48% from groundwater. North Modesto generally receives treated surface water year-round, supplemented by wells, while south Modesto and outlying areas rely on groundwater.
Ceres began receiving treated Tuolumne River water in November 2023 from the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority's new plant, which allocates 5 million gallons a day to Ceres, blended with the city's wells.
River water and well water behave differently in equipment. Surface water is lower in minerals and can be more corrosive. Groundwater carries more hardness and scales faster. A plant on the boundary, or one whose blend changes with the season, needs a program that's checked often.
Who we work with in Modesto and Ceres
Modesto and Ceres are food and agriculture country: dairy and creamery plants, wineries and beverage producers, nut, fruit and vegetable processors, poultry, cold storage, renewable fuel and ethanol plants, plus hospitals, schools and distribution centers. Processors run boilers for cooking and CIP, cooling towers and evaporative condensers for refrigeration, and big softening and wash systems.
How Hydrovida fixes it
We test your makeup and system water and set inhibitor, cycles and controller setpoints for what your site actually gets, then monitor remotely so changes in the blend don't catch you off guard. For boilers, we test, service or replace softeners, improve condensate return and protect tubes. For cooling towers and condensers, we keep scale and biofilm off heat transfer surfaces and clean equipment that's already fouled. We write and maintain ASHRAE 188 water management plans and run routine Legionella testing.
Our chemistry is made by Hydrovida, with NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 certified chemistry options available.
Wastewater and discharge
Processing plants send blowdown, softener brine and wash water to the sewer. Higher cycles, demand-based softener regeneration and smart reuse of clean streams cut both water purchases and discharge. We'll show you which make sense for your plant.
What you can expect
Across 120+ facilities, Hydrovida customers average a 30% reduction in water use and $36K a year in savings. Eight in 10 facilities we analyze find savings, and we've never lost a customer because of performance. Start with a free water analysis.
What we do in Modesto & Ceres
Boilers & Steam
Protect tubes and cut fuel.
Cooling Towers & HVAC
Run more cycles, buy less water.
Water Softening & Pretreatment
Test, tune, service or replace softeners.
Wastewater & Discharge
Meet discharge limits and lower surcharges.
Cooling Tower Cleaning
Remove sludge, scale and slime.
Controllers & Remote Monitoring
Catch problems the day they start.
- 120+
- Facilities served
- $36K
- Average yearly savings per customer
- 30%
- Average water reduction
- 0
- Customers lost to performance
Averages across Hydrovida customers.
Questions
Where does Modesto's water come from?
About half treated Tuolumne River water from MID's Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant and half city wells. In 2024 it was about 52% surface water and 48% groundwater.
Does Ceres get river water too?
Yes. Since November 2023, Ceres has received treated Tuolumne River water from the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority, blended with its wells.
Do you work with food and beverage plants?
Yes. We treat boilers, cooling towers, evaporative condensers, softeners and wash systems, and we plan service around production.
What does a free water analysis include?
We test your makeup and system water, review your treatment, softeners, cycles and water bills, and show where you can save water, energy and chemicals. There is no cost and no obligation, and nothing changes until you agree.