water treatment

Chlorine (a reactive history)
Swimming pools and chlorine have been synonymous for more than a century. Even today as alternative sanitizers and technologies designed to reduce, or some say eliminate, the use of chlorine, gain market share, products based on this most familiar element remain the workhorse of recreational water treatment. ...
Systems Thinking
Generating quality water conditions should be a primary objective in all watershape designs, asserts Steve Kenny. Raising the bar, he says, means turning to a systems-based approach to water treatment that involves all aspects and components of watershape systems that move, filter, test, heat, balance, sanitize and contain water.   ...
Polishing Paradise
A beautiful aquatic setting deserves equally dazzling water, explains water-quality specialist, Steve Kenny. That universal truth can lead anywhere, he says, including this project that is nestled in the heart of a tropical paradise, where he rescued a gorgeous pool from the murky depths of an inadequate treatment system.   ...
Pentair Offers BioShield UV
Pentair (Sanford, N.C.) makes the BioShield commercial UV water-treatment system, which deactivates cryptosporidium, giardia and…
Water Chemistry Controller from Pentair Commercial
Pentair Commercial (Sanford, NC) offers the IntelliChem Water Chemistry Controller. Designed for continuous monitoring of…
A&A Manufacturing Offers Ozone System
A&A Manufacturing (Phoenix, AZ) offer the QuikPure3 system, which releases ozone into a pool to…
2019/11.1, November 6 — Embracing a View, Multi-Layered Design, Diving Options and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 6, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Educational Flows
Among the most rewarding of all the projects I tackle are those in which a pond, stream or waterfall is meant to be a teaching tool. The lessons don't have to be difficult to grasp or challenging to deliver: They simply add a layer of meaning, depth and value to the work that sharpens my interest and lifts my spirits. The stream system at Reed Street Yards in Milwaukee, Wisc., was a source of just this form of personal satisfaction: The city has been positioning itself as a global leader in all things related to freshwater systems, and my participation here had to do with an incubator/think tank complex aimed at expanding on the efforts of the
2019/5.1, May 1 — Instructive Waters, Natural Upgrade, Client Dynamics and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 1, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2019/2.1, February 6 — Redressed Ravine, Stepwell Wonders, Urban Retreat and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 6, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…