<cite index="10-1">Encinitas water measures 10.5 grains per gallon, classified as "hard" and causing expensive damage to appliances, plumbing, and water heaters</cite>. <cite index="5-1,5-2">The city has a warm, Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures, summers usually hot and dry while winters are cool and wet</cite>. <cite index="20-10">Old Encinitas is beachside, while inland New Encinitas features golf courses, shopping centers and larger tract homes</cite>, requiring different piping approaches for coastal salt spray versus inland properties.