This article by Steve Kenny was just published in Watershapes Magazine! To read the full article on their website, click HERE. I’ve always been amazed and delighted by how beauty can emerge from the unexpected, or even an accident. My life experiences working with and enjoying water have revealed countless epiphanies, large and small, a …
Category Archives: Reflections
Origins of “The Water Geek”
When you love what you do, there’s nothing wrong with being known as a geek for it – to fully “geek-out” as the saying goes. In my case, I am the ultimate geek for water quality. It’s my passion, my guiding light, the reason I get up in the morning and a constant source of …
The Mysterious Pleasure of Bathing – It’s All in the Water
I’m one of those people who is always looking for simple and profound truths, which I think is why I’m so obsessed with water. There’s an intriguing yin and yang to it. On one hand, there’s all the technical, left-brain stuff about technology, science, design, chemistry, fluid dynamics, ergonomics and other technical characteristics of building …
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Hybrid and Custom – The Journey to a Perfect Pool
The great philosopher and author, Joseph Campbell, defined what he called the “hero’s journey” as the road taken by those who devote their lives to something greater than themselves. I’ve always been inspired by that idea and believe that having a sense of abiding purpose gives our efforts meaning. We all find our own journeys …
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Equipment Bunkers – Form Follows Function
This might sound strange, but I believe there’s something “sacred” about pool equipment. The reason I use that word is simply because these are machines that take care of our health, as well as our comfort. I feel much the same way about HVAC systems and in the broader sense public water-treatment systems. Fact is, …
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Pool Water Design – Creating “Gourmet” Water
I’m always thrilled when one of our prospective clients decides they’d like to experience our SRK HydroZone 3® pool water for themselves. It’s happened quite a few times over the years and literally without exception, when someone takes a test dip in one of our pools, they insist on having the same water quality in …
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SRK Water Review – A Professional Swimmer’s Perspective
Lately I’ve been on a mission – a mission to listen, you might say. My belief has long been that far too many of us in the pool and spa design/water quality profession have not done a good job of listening to our customers. I believe that’s especially true when it comes to input from …
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SRK Water Review – From a Collegiate Water Polo Player
Last November, I wrote a blog titled “The Unheard Voice,” in which I featured comments from Max Bass, collegiate water polo player, all-around waterman, and my nephew. My point then was that as pool design and water quality professionals, we would do well to listen to the input from people like Max, who spend a …
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Systems Thinking – Why It’s Key to Designing Perfect Pool Water
When I first came to the pool industry some 30 years ago, I relied heavily on vendors for information. They would tell me what to install and would often send their reps out to sell me on the latest and greatest in pool water technology. Everybody had a slick line. Whether it was an aqua …
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Landscape Architects and Water Quality Professionals – Cooperation is Key
I love what landscape architects do. It’s a profession dedicated to making the world a more welcoming, sustainable and beautiful place. I admire the fact that landscape architects have formal educations and are accredited, something I wish was true of the pool and spa industry. In many ways, landscape architecture has a lot in common …
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