tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44357680576820569662012-02-16T14:20:55.668-08:00Don Nesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620723147632020469noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435768057682056966.post-13968405705384225742011-04-04T12:36:00.000-07:002011-04-04T12:46:03.360-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0XDfgpB8q0/TZobjXUoBJI/AAAAAAAAAAw/8goJ9EkSiJ8/s1600/BIONOVA+POOLS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0XDfgpB8q0/TZobjXUoBJI/AAAAAAAAAAw/8goJ9EkSiJ8/s320/BIONOVA+POOLS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Recently I attended a seminar on the design &amp; build of Natural Swimming&nbsp; Pools (NSP's) or Ponds as they are called in Europe. What makes a NSP a natural swimming pool is the elimination of chemicals. The swimming pools are designed as two separate entities, the swimming zone and the regeneration zone. The swimming zone is separated by a sub-surface retaining wall which retains a special washed gravel that is free of phosphorous and aquatic plants which are needed to create the natural filtration system for the NSP design. <br /><br />The building of a NSP is a totally "Green" approach to pool installation. Barely tapped in the United States, Natural Swimming Pools have been a part of the pool industry in Europe for over 20 years and are now in 38 countries including Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden to name a few.<br /><br />James Robyn, and his wife Hae-Sun of Robyn Pools in Hackettstown, NJ own the rights to design &amp; build NSP's in the US. To learn more about the design/build process go to <a href="http://www.bionovanaturalpools.com/" target="_blank">www.bionovanaturalpools.com</a><br /><span style="color: #888888;"> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4435768057682056966-1396840570538422574?l=landandwaterdesign.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Don Nesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620723147632020469noreply@blogger.com0