Water resources: salinity: water softeners.

Existing law authorizes a residential water softening or conditioning appliance to be installed only if certain conditions are met, including the requirement that an appliance installed on or after January 1, 2002, be certified to have a salt efficiency rating of no less than 4,000 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require new residential water softening equipment sold in California to have a minimum salt efficiency rating of no less than 4,400 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration. This bill would also express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would achieve a 20% reduction in the per capita use of salt in water softening equipment in California on or before December 31, 2012.