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Scalewatcher is approved by the Los Angeles Sanitation District as a preferred alternative to water softeners.

As many of you know, traditional salt based water softeners are bad for the environment. For this reason its use is being made illegal in many communities like In Santa Clarita Valley.

The Los Angeles County Sanitation Department has approved Scalewatcher as an alternative to water softeners and they even offer a cash rebate to those who acquire a Scalewatcher. To read the official letter from the Sanitation District of Los Angeles County click here.

Even if you do not live in Santa Clarita, this fact should give you more confidence in the benefits of choosing the Scalewatcher solution for your hard water problems.

The Sanitation District is offering up to $2000 cash rebate to residents that remove their automatic water softener and replace it with a qualified alternative like the Scalewatcher system.

Increased water conservation has become a moral obligation.

Inspired by the success of Sacramento County 's Pollution Prevention Awards some proactive entities are planning to encourage voluntary water conservation through a project called "The Salinas Valley Water Conservation Awards".
While encouraging and rewarding water conservation measures, the plan calls for providing clients with a water use assessment and offering technical assistance to help reduce water use by introduction of new practices or technologies.
Direct benefits to the companies participating would include increased available revenue while enhancing their public image.
Benefits to the environment would include having more abundant good quality water and saving the Salinas Valley 's economy from suffering catastrophic water shortages.
The Water Conservation Awards project is being spearheaded by Eduardo Jalles of Aqua Genesis also a member of IONS, and is supported by Sharon Sarris of GreenFuse, and by dedicated professionals from the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, CSU Monterey Bay and CSU Santa Cruz.

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September 2006- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs new law that COULD GIVE HOMEOWENERS UP TO $500 TO REPLACE WATER SOFTENERS.

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 also 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.

The Sanitation District is offering up to $2000 cash rebate to residents that remove their automatic water softener and replace it with a qualified alternative like the Scalewatcher system.

For information about the Santa Clarita Rebate program click here .

For the full press release on Governor Schwarzenegger's law click here. [PDF]

To buy Scalewatcher electronic descaling systems with a LOW PRICE GUARANTEE 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

January 2003

Controversial California water softening bill signed into law

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assembly Bill 334, which could affect restrictions on residential water softening and has been the subject of much controversy in California during the last several months, has been signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis (D-CA).

The governor's office did not publicize the signing to a great extent — rather, it released a few short sentences to the public:

"AB 334 by Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) authorizes a local agency to regulate the use and availability of self-regenerative water softening appliances that discharge to the community sewer system," the news release said.

The bill had been sitting idle since its July 21 certification following approval by the California Senate on July 17 by a 22 to 13 vote.

AB 334 will now become law effective Jan. 1 2004.

As previously reported, it lays a foundation for California communities to ban or restrict water softeners because of salinity issues. The provisions of AB 334 which affect the previous industry effort, SB 1006, will be the law of the land in California starting next year.

To find out more about the law, visit the Pacific Water Quality Association website.

Fillmore, CA - 5/5/04

Fillmore council vote bans water softeners

"The Fillmore City Council agreed to ban installations of water softeners Tuesday night."

..."Santa Clarita became the first city in the state to impose a ban last year."

... "The Fillmore measure also would require all automatic softeners in business and commercial establishments be removed within 120 days."

March 27, 2003

Ordinances Banning Installation of Residential Self-Regenerating Water Softeners in Santa Clarita Valley Go into Effect

Santa Clarita, California - Today, ordinances prohibiting Santa Clarita Valley residents from installing self-regenerating water softeners, including new and replacement units, go into effect, announced the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Sanitation Districts).

Residents who violate the new ordinances are subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment.

For the full article click on this link.

September 4th, 2004
Pollution Prevention Awards, success stories

Earning a Pollution Prevention Award enabled DPR Construction and Cardinal Glass of Sacramento to be nationally recognized as companies who care. This has helped them to increase their client base and potential revenue. As an added bonus, environmental regulatory authorities have become a lot kinder and easier to please.

Four out of the 12 awards were given to companies that have adopted the Dolphin System to replace chemical water treatment with the Dolphin's chemical-free electronic water treatment.

The 10 th annual Pollution Prevention Awards ceremony is presented by the Sacramento County Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC).

Some progressive companies in the Salinas Valley have already taken advantage of this technology and have included the Dolphin in their maintenance programs. The Dolphin was introduced into the Salinas Valley and the Monterey Peninsula by Eduardo Jalles, a Santa Cruz based engineer who works for Aqua Genesis, a local water treatment firm.

Christopher Ranch, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Kendall Jackson, Western Precooling Systems and the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula are among more than one thousand progressive entities that are using the Dolphin System.

In addition to the environmental benefits, the use of the Dolphin technology has resulted in the elimination of the high cost of expensive chemicals, greater equipment efficiency for reduced power usage, while saving millions of gallons of water.

For questions about the information in this article, Aqua Genesis can be reached at (831) 476-8856 or online at www.aquagenesisusa.com .

March 15th 2004

Gilroy, California - Local company "saved" by the Dolphin system.
A large California grower and processor of fresh produce (name withheld for confidentiality) was in distress due to an excessively high chloride discharge in their effluent. The company was facing the risk of heavy fines and disruption of their operations according to the the California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The introduction of the Dolphin™ pulsed power water treatment sytems in their operation resolved this problem.
"The Dolphin saved our company", said a company official. They are happy to report that they are now well under the maximum levels required in their discharge, they are saving millions of gallons of water, and in addition they can use their chemical free effluent water to irrigate food crops. Best of all, the efficiency of the refrigeration equipment makes it easy to deal with the Summer heat peaks.
The Dolphin sytem is distributed in the Salinas Valley and beyond by Aqua Genesis (Find them at www.aquagenesisusa.com)