Patent ID: 7686962

Claim:
An apparatus for treating a water source comprising: a flow path of water from said water source; a first oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measuring point and at least one first sensor at the ORP measuring point for measuring a first ORP; an oxidant injection controller coupled through a computer to said at least one first sensor and operable to generate an output signal based on the measured first ORP; an oxidant dispenser coupled to receive the controller output signal and operable to dispense at least one oxidant into said flow path downstream of said first ORP measuring point; at least one second sensor located in said flow path downstream of where said at least one oxidant is dispensed into said flowpath for measuring a second ORP; a neutralizing chemical injection controller coupled through the computer to said at least one second sensor and operable to generate an output signal based on the measured second ORP; a neutralizing chemical dispenser coupled to receive the output signal of the neutralizing chemical injection controller and operable to dispense at least one neutralizing agent in said flow path downstream of said second sensor; and a water return portion of said flow path downstream of said neutralizing chemical dispenser operable to conduct water from said flow path back to said water source and wherein water entering the water source from said return portion does not adversely affect animals in the water source.