The Salt Free Water Softener Experiment

Just found this article from The Record (Kitchener Waterloo) outlining the impact of salt from water softeners on the Grand River:  "regional government estimates water softeners release 32,333 tonnes of salt into the Grand River each year"...it suggests that the impact could be as significant as road salt!  

Here's the link

http://news.therecord.com/article/376422