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AQUA Announces Alliance with APSP

In our new alliance with APSP, AQUA is the Association's media partner.

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Borates: Once Per Year

Haviland

Once per year, Haviland reminds you that borates help maintain ideal water quality – and only need to be tested and reapplied once per year.

Borates: Once Per Year

July 2015 New and Updated Spa and Pool Products

What's new this month in pool and spa products? Check out an 8-person portable spa, a line of stairs and benches for vinyl-liner pools, a green way to drain pool water and more.

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Rescuing Community Pools

Since January 1, 2009, more than 2,000 community pools across the U.S. have closed. Thankfully, there are efforts to preserve their future.

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Introduction: Rescuing Community Pools

How can we bolster the viability of public swimming pools?

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Organization News

CPSA to Study Effects of Pool Covers on Evaporation

“Pools use less water than lawns of the same size.” How true is that phrase? The CPSA intends to find out.

This project, by Covertech LLC in Southampton, N.Y., illustrates an automatic pool cover in action.

Keywords: The Key to Success for Small Businesses

Is your website optimized with the right keywords? Here's a primer on what they are and how to use them to improve traffic to your website.

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Why Boutique Means Business

If you want to do more creative projects, think like a boutique business.

This project, in Saline, Mich., was the one that inspired me to venture into the boutique model of business. It was the first hybrid pool I ever built, and features a gunite sun ledge for lounge chairs.

The Aquaduck Churns Ahead

AQUA has big changes in store. Executive Editor Scott Webb shares more.

The Meaning of Independence

Our nation was founded on the idea of independence. In honor of the Fourth of July, we remind ourselves what that really means.

Designing Hugh Hefner’s Grotto

Working on a project with a picky client can be challenging. But what if your client is Hugh Hefner? In this new book, the builders of the famous Playboy Mansion grotto share their account of working with the legend.

In the Spotlight: Sustainable Pools

Curiosity about natural swimming pools is growing — for the proof, check out this Maine newspaper's profile on an NSP builder.

Photo courtesy of the Portland Press Herald/Carl D. Walsh

VIDEO: AQUA Has a New Website!

We are excited to introduce the brand new AQUA site. In this video, we show off some of the new bells and whistles.

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