Here is a message from the president of APSP (formerly NSPI) regarding the chlorine generator ban in Santa Clarita Water District in Los Angeles County.
A Message to the Members of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals from
President and CEO Bill Weber
In my last message to you, I talked about the four strategies being addressed by APSP that enhance your membership in the association. Those are: education, promotion, research and advocacy. Recently we learned about a government relations issue taking place in California that if we allow to stand, could have profound effects on the entire industry and the new technologies created by the industry to make pool sanitation easier and safer for our customers.
Los Angeles Countys Santa Clarita Water District has banned the use of salt/chlorine generators for swimming pool sanitation. According to information contained in the Ordinance, the ban will go into effect on December 9, 2005 for all salt generation systems on pools