IEUA General Manager Calls for Support on Water Softner Regulation
The Santa Clarita Valley has removed many of the residential salt based water softeners thanks to programs and partnerships implemented by the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District (part of LACSD) leading to improved water quality. (credit: LABS archive)
In an opinion piece in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Inland Empire Utilities Agency head Richard Atwater says Assembly bill 1366 (Feuer/Caballero/A. Strickland) deserves support since it’s the right thing to do for the environment and local economies.
The legislation will allow communities and public agencies to regulate salt based water softeners – the devises pour tons of salt into the wastewater system every year where it’s difficult and expensive to remove. Atwater writes…
With the state now predicting dramatic reductions in California’s future water supplies due to problems in the Delta and climate change, we must take action to protect the water supplies we have. This means we need to support the passage of AB 1366 and start using non-salt-based water softening devices.
Atwater is a featured speaker at AAEE’s Sept. 24th dinner meeting in Los Angeles - details here.
LABS has several stories on Santa Clarita Valley chloride issues – find them here. The Southern California Salinity Coalition recently released a fact sheet on water softeners.
(hat tip: Victor Santa Cruz, IEUA)
