How can I help reduce the amount of chloride going to the Santa Clara River?
If you have an automatic water softener, also known as a self-regenerating water softener or rock salt softener, the most important thing you can do is to stop discharging the salty waste (brine) into the sewer system. Remove it today and explore alternatives to your automatic water softener. Other steps you can take are to use non-chlorine bleach or hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine bleach and to minimize the amount of laundry detergents and fabric softeners that you use, since many of these products contain chloride. You can find environmentally sound detergents and cleaners at most grocery stores.
