Our goal is to improve the quality of your life in the city by maintaining man-made water features without the use of ANY chemicals. Recent studies by the EPA show chlorine is an acutely toxic chemical which can lead to the formation of toxins, like chloroform and furans, as well as dioxins. Dioxin exposure is linked to cancer. The creation of chlorine damages thousands of acres of coastal marsh used in evaporating salt, which is a major component. As well, many toxic by-products are created during the manufacturing process.
Copper is a heavy metal which accumulates in the sediment and remains forever toxic.
Draining and cleaning water features with very low levels of copper in the water or the soil requires a very costly permitting process through the regional water quality control board. In some instances, the copper levels are high enough so that no discharge is permitted. The mining of copper has created America's largest Superfund clean-up sight located in Northern California. Many other open pit mines in America are irreversibly damaging the environment while bringing copper sulfate to your door. When chemicals kill algae, it is never removed from the system.