NATURAL SWIMMING POOL/PONDS (NO CHEMICALS)
Whether you call them natural pools, eco pools, organic pools, pool-ponds, swimming ponds, swimming holes or NSP's (for short), our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds are chemical-free, low-maintenance alternatives to traditional chlorine/salt pools. The water in our natural pools is clean, crystal-clear and filtered naturally using a robust built-in biological filtration system. Instead of dumping toxic (and expensive) chemicals into a sterile, chlorinated pool each summer, surround yourself with the beauty and tranquility of nature (and enjoy it all year round). Let our experienced design & build team help you to create the Natural Swimming Pool/Pond of your dreams and start swimming the natural way!
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OUR NATURAL SWIMMING POOLS & PONDS...
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No need to cover a Natural Swimming Pool/Pond during the winter: You can even go ice skating!
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SWIMMING NATURALLY: HOW IT WORKS
Have you ever seen how many pounds of chemicals go into a typical swimming pool? Have you ever read the warning labels on the chemicals used to sterilize typical swimming pools? The basic philosophy behind water quality in a typical swimming pool is to kill everything short of killing the swimmer. There is another way.
Visualize this: You are lazily floating, toes up, in a pond of sparkling clear running water, surrounded by wild grasses. Hummingbirds land on nearby trumpet flowers and the scent of jasmine and mint is in the air. Is this a dream or some mid-day fantasy? Neither! You may just be part of a new trend in swimming the natural way, without chlorine or other harsh chemicals in the water.
In our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds we harness nature's own processes, with powerful built-in biological filters, to produce clean, clear water. If you have ever had the opportunity to swim in a crystal clear lake or stream, then you know the sense of bliss that only nature can supply. Swimming is much more enjoyable without burning eyes and chemical odor. Plus, our NSP's are pet, fish & kid friendly!
In Europe they have built hundreds of chemical-free swimming pools since 1985 and interviews with natural pool owners have shown overwhelming satisfaction. We have tested and swam in pools by Bio Nova and BioTop (leaders in the European NSP market). Their systems work well when water temperatures are cold (colder than 25 degrees centigrade). We have developed a system for much warmer climates (like that of the USA) using powerful, built-in biological filters (much like an industrial-sized aquarium). From Canada to Mexico, our system is biologically safe and will pass the bathing water standards in your area.
Visualize this: You are lazily floating, toes up, in a pond of sparkling clear running water, surrounded by wild grasses. Hummingbirds land on nearby trumpet flowers and the scent of jasmine and mint is in the air. Is this a dream or some mid-day fantasy? Neither! You may just be part of a new trend in swimming the natural way, without chlorine or other harsh chemicals in the water.
In our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds we harness nature's own processes, with powerful built-in biological filters, to produce clean, clear water. If you have ever had the opportunity to swim in a crystal clear lake or stream, then you know the sense of bliss that only nature can supply. Swimming is much more enjoyable without burning eyes and chemical odor. Plus, our NSP's are pet, fish & kid friendly!
In Europe they have built hundreds of chemical-free swimming pools since 1985 and interviews with natural pool owners have shown overwhelming satisfaction. We have tested and swam in pools by Bio Nova and BioTop (leaders in the European NSP market). Their systems work well when water temperatures are cold (colder than 25 degrees centigrade). We have developed a system for much warmer climates (like that of the USA) using powerful, built-in biological filters (much like an industrial-sized aquarium). From Canada to Mexico, our system is biologically safe and will pass the bathing water standards in your area.
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The Basics:
In our most popular model, first developed in the year 2000, the swimming area is separated from the planted, built-in biological filter area with an underwater retaining wall. A waterfall offers pleasant music and valuable aeration, a pond skimmer collects large debris and the jet system keeps water moving. A pebble beach and wooden pier (w/ ladder) allow you to safely enter and exit the swimming area. |
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For more details about this process and a guide to building your own chemical-free swimming experience, check out our eBook, Natural Swimming Pools & Ponds: THE TOTAL GUIDE, 3rd Edition. We also have pre-drawn construction plans for a basic NSP, our Essential NSP Plans (which comes with a copy of our eBook) available for purchase & download, right here on our website!
Want a NSP that's tailored to your unique space-- something with some serious wow-factor? We have a variety of Custom Design & Build services available for both homeowners and industry professionals. For almost 20 years, our experienced design and fabrication team has created NSP's for folks all over the country: We travel and are ready to help you make your NSP project a success!
Want a NSP that's tailored to your unique space-- something with some serious wow-factor? We have a variety of Custom Design & Build services available for both homeowners and industry professionals. For almost 20 years, our experienced design and fabrication team has created NSP's for folks all over the country: We travel and are ready to help you make your NSP project a success!
Seeing is Believing:
Watch videos of our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds in action on our Blog or Youtube Channel.
Watch videos of our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds in action on our Blog or Youtube Channel.
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OUR NATURAL SWIMMING POOL/PONDS: HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT
Though Total Habitat is widely known today for pioneering the Natural Swimming Pool/Pond system in North America, we actually began as a Zoo Exhibit Design & Fabrication company back in the late 1990's. After building an otter habitat and watching them joyfully swim about in the crystal-clear water of their exhibit, we thought, we need to do this for humans!
After building an otter habitat and watching them joyfully swim about in the crystal-clear water of their exhibit, we thought, "we need to do this for humans!" |
Though chlorine-free swimming pools and ponds were already in use in parts of Europe at the time, our challenge was to create a system that would reliably work in not-so-temperate climates like those of the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and beyond. Using knowledge gained from our years of experience in the Zoo and Aquarium industries, we studied all things water and water filtration, drawing from biology, chemistry, and the waste water treatment industry.
Our Natural Swimming Pools use a built-in biological filtration system that is specifically engineered to handle a wide range of climates; from mild to fridgid, and from tropical to the dry, hot desert. Guided by scientific principles, we developed formulas for calculating our biological filter size for pools and ponds in any given area of the Country, based on factors like temperature zone, wind and sun exposure, and the number of gallons we need to turn over through the system each day. The result of these formulas gives us our biological filter size in linear feet, which allows us to place our filter system just about anywhere in and around the pool. That's why we don't need separate ponds or large "regeneration" areas-- we can build our biological filtration system right into the walls and/or floors of our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds! |
Over the years, we have refined our techniques, honed our design and construction skills, and even wrote an eBook on the subject (now in its third edition)! We have time-tested Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds (some over a 20 years old) across the United States, from Vermont to the Southern tip of Florida, from the high mountain desert of New Mexico to the rugged rocky mountains of Montana!
Our Natural Swimming Pools & Ponds are in all of the states shaded blue above! Ready to join the map?
Tests of our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds reveal crystal-clear water and thriving populations of beneficial bacteria that strip the water of nitrites, nitrates, E.coli, planktonic algae, skin and body oils, fish food and fish waste. Though it continues to amaze even us, our spectacular water quality should really come as no surprise: In our Natural Swimming Pool/Ponds we are simply harnessing nature's own processes and adapting that system to work time and time again, for folks all over the USA and beyond!
Media Coverage
Total Habitat and our Natural Swimming Pools have been featured in many newspapers, magazines, journals, and television/podcast interviews over the last 20+ years, including The New York Times, Better Homes & Gardens and CBS Sunday Morning, among others. See more on our In The News page!
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The Essential NSP Plans (PLUS How-to Ebook)
These construction plans are the essential guide to creating our most basic, most affordable Natural Swimming Pool/Pond (NSP), now scalable to 8 different sizes and shapes! You get the Essential NSP Plans and a copy of our how-to eBook, Natural Swimming Pools & Ponds: THE TOTAL GUIDE, 3rd Edition all for one bundled price! In the plan pages you will find detailed, scaled drawings of the NSP and all of its major components, including the biological filtration system (made from off-the-shelf materials), plan & section views of the NSP, wooden jumping pier, simple wooden ladder, underwater bio-filter retaining walls and optional waterfall/edge geology.
