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Summary: 9/12/2006 - SB 475 allows for cash rebates to encourage the removal of water softeners to achieve compliance with state mandates to protect water resources.
Sacramento, CA - 9/12/ 2006- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 475 giving the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District a new tool to reduce chloride in wastewater. The District will provide a new rebate of up to $500 offering reasonable value for voluntary removal of automatic water softeners.
"SB 475 creates an expanded program to encourage the removal of water softeners in order to achieve compliance with state mandates in the most economical way," said Senator George Runner ( R-Antelope Valley ). The legislation is designed to protect the citizens from 400% wastewater rate increases."
This law creates a precedent which would allow other communities in California and all over the country to institute similar measures to protect the environment.
For information about the Santa Clarita Rebate program click here .
Effective March 27, 2003 , the installation of residential automatic or self-regenerating water softeners, including new and replacement units, was prohibited in the Santa Clarita Valley. A violation of the ordinances banning the installation of automatic water softeners is a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment.
November 2007 - The Los Angeles Sanitation District is currently offering up to $2000 cash rebate to residents that remove their automatic water softener and replace it with a qualified alternative like the Small Wonder system.
Small Wonder and Scalewatcher hard water treatment systems have been approved by the Los Angeles Sanitation District as legal alternatives to salt based water softeners.
For the full press release on Governor Schwarzenegger's law click here. [PDF]
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