Reverse osmosis (RO) has become a common method for the treatment of household water supplies. It can potentially impact septic systems so onsite professionals should be evaluating the presence of RO as part of design, installation and management.
There are two primary reasons homeowners may install reverses osmosis:There is a specific contaminant/constituent in the water supply they want to remove. These are typically naturally occurring substances that cause water supplies to be unhealthy or unappealing (foul tastes, smells or colors) or from unnatural contamination sources.
They want to be assured their drinking water is “clean” removing fluoride, lead, chlorine, pesticides, sulfides, etc.The
