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- Hard water occurs in areas of the UK where the bedrock is made of sedimentary rocks like limestone, chalk, flint and sandstone, which formed over the last 65-250 million years. The South East of the UK is mainly made up of chalk and limestone regions and as a result, has the hardest water.
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The South and East of England has the hardest water. The chalk and limestone regions in the South and East of England surrender more minerals to water as it passes through than the granite regions in the North and West of the UK.
Apr 7, 2020 · Most of the water in the UK comes from surface sources i.e reservoirs and lakes. A third of UK supply comes from groundwater sources, aquifers etc. Both sources will often supply hard water due to the underlining geology.
Hard water occurs in areas of the UK where the bedrock is made of sedimentary rocks like limestone, chalk, flint and sandstone, which formed over the last 65-250 million years. The South East of the UK is mainly made up of chalk and limestone regions and as a result, has the hardest water.
Hard water produces less lather from soap, washing up liquid and washing powders. It also leaves ‘tide marks’ on basins, sinks, baths and toilets and a scum on the surface of hot drinks,...
Most of the water we supply is hard, as it comes from underground chalk aquifers with high levels of calcium. We don't soften water before it reaches your taps – there's no UK or European standard for the hardness of drinking water. Soft water contains less than 100mg of calcium carbonate per litre.
Around 65% of the UK’s mains water is classified as hard. We’ve added two useful examples below. Water that is soft or moderately soft has between 0 and 100 PPM. This would be found in areas like the South West or Scotland. Water that hard to very hard has over 200 PPM.