Extreme Drought - Water Softening Out

Hard water distribution in USA. Image credit:Wilkes University, WaterResearch.netWhen drought becomes severe, dissolved minerals increase in concentration, overall. Additionally, if wastewater discharges can cause reclaimed water to become too polluted with inorganic, dissolved substances to be economically recycled. No surprise then that California is considering restrictions on the discharge to wastewater of the salt waste produced by the older types of water softeners found in existing homes. Culligan and its competitors are lobbying hard against the restrictions (revenue streams come from the...