The dish washing detergent manufacturers remove phosphates from their products in 2010. It was done in 17 states "voluntarily", but was due to pressure from the feds. Since the manufacturers can't easily formulate their products differently in different states, they pretty much removed the phosphates from their products totally. Here is part of an NPR article from December 2010:
"Is your dishwasher not working the way it used to? Earlier this year, with little fanfare, detergent makers reworked their formulas. This was supposed to be good for waterways. But it turned a simple chore into a frustrating mystery for many people across the country. A couple of months ago, Sandra Young from Vernon, Fla., started to notice that something was seriously amiss with her dishes. "The pots and pans were gray, the aluminum was starting to turn black, the glasses had fingerprints and lip prints still on them, and they were starting to get this powdery look to them," Vernon says. "I'm like, oh, my goodness, my dishwasher must be dying; I better get a new dishwasher." Young's not alone. Many people across the country are tearing out their hair over stained flatware, filmy glasses and ruined dishes."
It's probably not the water; rather it's your government at work. You can decide for yourself if you like it or not. I know what Ron Paul would say . . . .
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