Eric Herman
I’ve always loved the Olympics, both summer and winter — for a hundred reasons and for stories like this: Twelve years ago at the Sydney Summer Olympics, Eric “The Eel” Moussam... [More]
AQUA Editors
A reader wrote in response to “The Backyard Industry Needs To Come Together, Or Risk Falling Apart.” a blog posted by Matt Giovanisci on April 10.
I have seen firsthand over the last 30 ye... [More]
AQUA Editors
I swim at a private/public pool which has met the 2012 rules since it opened in 1995. The HVAC has required much more maintenance than the chairlift, which is used at least 10 times a day, seven days ... [More]
Richard K. Cacioppo
There is a disturbing oversight in the industry encompassed in both the existing pool codes and even the proposed Center For Disease Control (CDC) Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) in regards to adequa... [More]
Matt Giovanisci
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Eric Herman
Unless you’ve been hiding out in the proverbial cave, you’ve likely heard all about the new Americans with Disabilities Act requirement that all commercial pools be equipped with handicap ... [More]
Eric Herman
For those of you who believe, as I do, that solutions to big problems reside in our younger generations, you’re going to love this story!
A group of high school students in San Jose, Calif... [More]
Phillip M. Perry
Workers’ compensation insurance, long a burr under the employer’s saddle, is gaining new prominence in the drive to protect profits. Business owners are getting hit with premium increases ... [More]
AQUA Editors
Matt, you always have great information to share, and I think that adds weight to your arguments ("The Importance Of Educating Your Pool And Spa Customers," a blog posted March 14). If we, as professi... [More]
Scott Webb
About 10 months ago I wrote an exasperated column on the business climate in the pool and spa industry (and the country in general), wondering if we would ever see another flicker of life from our fla... [More]