A lot of questions have been asked about water softeners in the Santa Clarita Valley. Let’s start with why new installations have been banned in our valley. Automatic water softener systems discharge chloride into our sewer system, which goes to our wastewater treatment plants, and then to the Santa Clara River. Although our wastewater treatment plants remove many impurities, they are not designed to remove chloride. Chloride in the Santa Clara River can potentially damage salt sensitive agricultural crops downstream from the Santa Clarita Valley, and harm wildlife. You can help to reduce chloride going into the Santa Clara River by finding an alternative to your salt or potassium automatic water softener. An incentive program offered by the Los Angeles County Sanitation District to the residents of the Santa Clarita Valley is now in place. The program is called Take The Money and Run. This rebate offers 100 percent of the reasonable value of your automatic water softener, which starts at $275 and up to $2,000 maximum for the removal of your old water softener. You can check it out at www.Lacsd.org. If you have questions about your automatic water softener system and the effects of chloride discharge, please call Los Angeles County Sanitation District at 1-877-CUT-SALT or email at cutsalt@Lacsd.org. Santa Clarita Water Conditioning offers alternatives to your salt or potassium automatic water softener.
For more information please call 661-259-1536, visit our showroom at 28150 Avenue Crocker, Suite 201, Valencia, office hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or our website www.scwaterconditioning.com .