Specifications include, but are not limited to: General: The salt must be free from foreign material and must not impair equipment operation or cause the water being treated to fail to meet the requirements of the U.S.E.P.A. Drinking Water Regulation. The salt must meet or exceed the requirements of Federal Specification O-S-1926, AWWA Standard B200-07, NSF/ANSI Standard 60 Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals and the requirements stated herein. (Sieve sizes are U.S. Standard Sieve Series.). Chemical Requirements: The water softening salt must meet or exceed the requirements stated in Table 2. Water softening salt shall include resin protection. Contractor must have available water softening salt pellets or cubes with iron removal compound and must state up charge, to be added to the base price, for rust removal additive.
