A water treatment assembly includes a housing having a plurality of water
treatment component interfaces. The water treatment assembly also
includes a plurality of water treatment components selected from a group
of a particulate filter component, a taste and odor filter component, a
lead and mercury filter component, a water softener component, and a
water disinfection component, wherein each of the water treatment
components are coupled to a respective one of the water treatment
component interfaces. Plumbing lines provide flow communication between
the components, and the plumbing lines include a system water inlet and a
system water outlet.