Long counted on to combat the destructive effects of hard water, salt water softeners are quickly emerging as public water enemy number one. Criticized for introducing salt into residential systems, their conventional designs also require large amounts of water for backwashing. While salt free water softeners don’t pose this destructive issue, this salt water softener [...]
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May 17, 2012 by Pelican Water · Comments Off
Filed under: Contamination, Local Water News, Water Softeners
Social Tagging: California • Salt Softener Ban • Saltless Softener
Filed under: Contamination, Local Water News, Water Softeners
Social Tagging: California • Salt Softener Ban • Saltless Softener
April 19, 2011 by Pelican Water · Comments Off
Filed under: Local Water News, Water Softeners
Social Tagging: California • Salt • Salt Softeners
Filed under: Local Water News, Water Softeners
Social Tagging: California • Salt • Salt Softeners
DIXON, CALIFORNIA – Residential salt water softeners, a common choice to softened/conditioned water to homeowners and their families have caused a backlash of salty wastewater and are currently causing major problems in the city of Dixon, California. The dilemmas faced by California water officials were multi-faceted. First of all, the runoff from these salt water [...]
April 5, 2011 by Pelican Water · Comments Off
Filed under: Drinking Water, Learn About, Local Water News
Social Tagging: Clean Water Act • Environmental • Water Quality Association
Filed under: Drinking Water, Learn About, Local Water News
Social Tagging: Clean Water Act • Environmental • Water Quality Association
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released a tool that gives the public access to review actual water quality. This mapping tool will allow private citizens the opportunity to compare trends in water quality for the last two years. As an interactive, web-based platform, information seekers can find: State-specific information Data on facilities in violation [...]
March 29, 2011 by Pelican Water · Comments Off
Filed under: Drinking Water, Local Water News
Social Tagging: Bottled Water • California • Contamination • Drinking Water • U.S. Geological Service
Filed under: Drinking Water, Local Water News
Social Tagging: Bottled Water • California • Contamination • Drinking Water • U.S. Geological Service
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA – We live in a country where we can tend to take things for granted; especially the simple things, like clean water. But clean water is no longer a “luxury” enjoyed by the residents of San Joaquin Valley in California. Populated by over a million residents, they have found their drinking [...]
March 24, 2011 by Pelican Water · Comments Off
Filed under: Local Water News
Social Tagging: Tennessee • Water Rates
Filed under: Local Water News
Social Tagging: Tennessee • Water Rates
Rising Water Rates in Tennessee Residents of Tennessee could be looking at the possibility of paying 28 percent more for their water. Based on current average costs, this could mean more than $50 per year and many times that amount for industrial and commercial customers. And apparently, the Tennessee American Water Co. is well within [...]