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TREATMENT OF SWIMMING POOL

WATER

1. PRINCIPLE
Swimming pool water is regenerated
through a closed-loop system, i.e., the
water polluted by numerous swimmers is
treated and pumped back into the pool.
Renewing the water completely would be
prohibitive owing to the high cost of
purchasing and reheating the feed water,
which needs to be of drinking water
quality.
Fresh water does need to be added daily,
however, to compensate for water losses
and to reduce concentrations of organic,
ammonia and mineral compounds, which
would otherwise increase continuously.
The
regeneration
treatment
for
swimming pool water discussed here is

applicable to public swimming pools and

private collective swimming pools. It is
also suitable for leisure pool complexes
comprising swimming pools, artificial
rivers and various other amusement
attractions.
The installation used to regenerate
swimming pool water must be designed to
offer high standards of health and hygiene
although specific details may vary from
country to country owing to differences in
national legislation. French legislation may
be taken as a reference when no other
legislation exists in a given country.