Re: Will Global fresh water be shortage in 20 years?

If more people stopped using reverse osmosis and softeners for their drinking/house water, there would be huge water savings (not to mention no harmful chlorides going into the environment).

Reverse osmosis wastes 3-4 gallons for every gallon it produces. That is an enormous amount of water waste, and not something the purveyors of RO like to talk about.

Water Softeners waste water regenerating. For an average family of 4, the amount of wasted water is 2-3 regerations per week at 50 gallons each. Doing the math - that's 100 - 150 gallons of wasted water per week.

There are other environmental issues with water softeners. Chlorides, for one. Whether your softener is potassium or salt, chlorides are sent to the sewage treatment plant - which is not capable of removing them. The effluent released from the sewage treatment plant raises the chloride level in rivers and lakes - upsetting the ecological balance and affecting sensitive crops. Another problem with softeners is the servicing needed. How about the wasted fuel/increased emissions from that monthly servicing of your softener? not good.

Technology exists to solve hard water problems without the wasted water, endless bills, endless servicing and environmental harm that the RO/water softener combination offers. Copper ionization will transform the structure of the minerals so that they no longer cause hard water scaling problems. Pair that with a state-of-the-art mixed media filtration tank and you have the solution. You get clean water from every faucet, no water waste, no hard water problems and no softener. Perfect for septic tanks and ideal for well water as well as municipal sources.

ECOsmarte Water - the best solution for your home, your family and the planet.