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<br />N <br />0") <br />W <br />o <br /> <br />, <br />Item, affected and repairs necessitated by the corrosiveness of <br />watet include water heaters, piping and fi~tures, water damage <br />i <br /> <br />from1broken appliances, and swimming pool heaters. <br /> <br />somelpeople have special water quality requirements for health <br /> <br />reas+ns. Physicians prescri~e bottled water for some to restrict <br /> <br />theit sodium intake. <br /> <br />, <br />Pers9nswho do not like the taste, odor, or appearance of a water <br /> <br />suppiy may turn to other sources. Taste can be caused by inor- <br /> <br />I <br />gani~ ot organic material. An individual's perception of the <br />tastt of water is subjective and is influenced by the quality <br />of t~e supply Which he is accustomed to drinking. Nevertheless, <br />the ~resence of certain dissolved salts does affect taste and <br />is r+adUy detected by most people. If the concentration of <br />diss~lved salts is too large, the water is considered unpalat- <br />ableland bottled water may be substituted. <br /> <br />Hous,hold damages due to salinity have been estimated by a number <br />of r~5earcher$. An array of the calculated costs is shown in <br />Tabl~ 14. The Orange County and the Black and Veatch studies are <br />the most complete of those available. From these two studies and <br />othet information available from various salinity reports, an <br /> <br />mate~ value for each of the household items was derived. Not all <br /> <br />31 " <br /> <br />,.;"',,-;. <br /> <br />'<'..,~ <br /> <br />