World Aquatic Health Conference – 2011

October 17th, 2011 by Steve No Comments

The World Aquatic Health Conference From a Pool Man’s View The 8th Annual World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) was held in Seattle, Washington and attracted a record number of registrants this year.  Over 400 industry leaders came together at this unique Conference to participate in over 40 different seminars covering 5 different symposium topics:  Aquatic Health Benefits, Recreational Water Illness Prevention, New Industry Technology, Drowning [...]

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World Aquatic Health Conference - 2011

CDPH Title 22-Chapter 20:Public Pools

July 5th, 2011 by Steve No Comments

The following is a letter Elise and I drafted and sent to California’s Environmental Health Services as a public response to Title 22- Chapter 20:Public Pools.  This code is being re-written and we encourage California to include a minimum training requirement for Public Pool Operators.  This minimum training requirement, we argue, should follow CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC).  Here’s the body of the letter: (Click [...]

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CDPH Title 22-Chapter 20:Public Pools

CPO at the Western Pool & Spa Show

April 5th, 2011 by Steve 3 Comments

We took our CPO class to the Western Pool & Spa Show (WPSS) in Long Beach, and it was great!  (If you look through the slide show, you’ll see some highlights of our trip.)  The weather in Long Beach was just awesome, too!…..and, as you can see, we even stole away to have dinner (and celebrate Steve’s birthday) on the Queen Mary at our favorite restaurant. [...]

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CPO at the Western Pool & Spa Show

Viva Las Vegas! CPO class at the IPSPE

November 8th, 2010 by Elise No Comments

Last minute CRAZY ideas sometimes DO work out!—right?…..at least, we found that to be true this past week. On Tuesday night, October 26, we decided to suddenly change course and go to the International-Pool-Spa-Patio-Expo in Las Vegas, so that we could audit a 2.5 day CPO class that started on Sunday, October 31!  This was no small decision and definitely no small feat in itself! [...]

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Viva Las Vegas! CPO class at the IPSPE

WPSS Long Beach Feb 25-27, 2010

February 28th, 2010 by Steve No Comments

Still Raining….This time in Long Beach! Elise, Steve and Bryan attended all 3 days of the Western Pool and Spa Show at the Long Beach Convention Center.   It was a great show and well worth the investment!  We learned about new technology / software, new types of equipment on the market, and established relationships with various industry partners and resources. We also saw many [...]

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WPSS Long Beach Feb 25-27, 2010

Why The Dog Died – Monrovia CA, February 2010

February 10th, 2010 by Steve No Comments

Our first presentation on Fundamental Pool Water Chemistry (oops, I meant, “Why the Dog Died”) was given at the Superior Pool Products store in Monrovia, CA, on February 8, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. The store manager, Erik Hoeckmann, excitedly volunteered his store for this class, he swept up the class area, set up chairs and brought in refreshments.  The HASA representative doing a “Table Top” [...]

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Why The Dog Died - Monrovia CA, February 2010
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