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Well water isn’t always hard. But because it comes from the ground rather than surface sources like lakes and reservoirs, it’s more likely to contain hard water minerals. Hard water occurs when ...

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Hard water—that is, water rich in dissolved minerals—is found in 85 percent of the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. So odds are, this could describe the water you use in your ...