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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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HOUSE BILL 2117 |
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AN ACT
amending title 44, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 26; relating to water softeners.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 44, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 26, to read:
ARTICLE 26. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR WATER SOFTENERS
44-1382. Residential water softeners; sale; installation; salinity
A. Beginning from and after January 31, 2016, for residential water softeners:
1. All regenerated ion exchange water softeners installed in this state shall be installed to operate at maximum levels of efficiency for their design.
2. The sale or installation of time-clock regenerated ion exchange water softeners is prohibited.
3. A person may not install an ion exchange water softener in this state that is connected to a water supply that has total dissolved solids of seven hundred fifty milligrams per liter or less unless the water softener meets the following salinity performance standards:
(a) The water softener removes at least four thousand grains of hardness per pound of salt used.
(b) The water softener uses a maximum of five gallons of water per one thousand grains of hardness removed.
B. This section does not prohibit a city, town or county from adopting and enforcing salinity and water efficiency standards for residential ion exchange water softeners that are more restrictive than those prescribed in this section.