Hard water for public water supply is discarded because (A) It consumes more soap (B) It contains lot of turbidity (C) It contains pathogenic bacterias (D) It possesses bad taste and odour

Hard water for public water supply is discarded because
(A) It consumes more soap
(B) It contains lot of turbidity
(C) It contains pathogenic bacterias
(D) It possesses bad taste and odour
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(A) It consumes more soap
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