S.R. Smith Offers Information on Rails and Ladders
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) has published literature on its line of rails and ladders for…
Pentair Offers the BioShield Commercial UV System
Pentair (Sanford, NC) manufactures BioShield, a low-pressure ultraviolet sanitizing system for use on commercial pools.…
Hayward Adds Aquanauts to Its Automatic Cleaner Line
Hayward (Elizabeth, NJ) has introduced Aquanaut, a suction-drive turbine cleaner pre-programmed with steering sequences to…
Pumped-Up Savings
Through the years, professional watershapers have learned that good hydraulic design can significantly increase system efficiency while lowering the ongoing costs of operation.  Now they're also recognizing that achieving these efficiencies and finding these savings are perceived as "going green" - a key to helping
2015/1.1, January 7 — Variable-Speed Savings, Interactive Artistry, Pond Edging and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 7, 2015 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
All Aboard!
In recent years, cities across the United States have found that restoring their old train stations is a great way to attract people and commerce to downtown districts that have seen better days.  These revitalization projects have picked up the pace in cities from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, and they seem to work best when old, original functions are preserved and mixed in with the new.That's precisely the direction that redevelopment of Denver's historic Union Station has taken:  The classic, Beaux Arts-style building, which opened in 1914, lost almost all of the
Edgy Activity
We've come to the part of the installation process that's my personal favorite:  finishing up the plant placement and setting the edges.  This is, of course, part of every pond-installation project on one level or another, but with a frog pond, my approach is a little different. As you'll see in the video linked below (and may have noticed in previous installments), the profile of this frog pond is
The Aquatic Quiz #17
Celeb Tweet: 'If Swimming Is GreatExercise, Explain Whales to Me'  
In with the New?
I've never had much luck when it comes to using this time of year, as so many do, to take stock, review the year just ending or think in any significant way about what's to come with a fresh page on a newly printed calendar.   The reasons for this are simple:  WaterShapes exists in service to professionals who return the favor by
Ripples #105
An Encore Presentation of the Top 10 Ripples Items of All Time