Salt Water Pool Ordinance Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.

Salt Water Pool Ordinance: Los Angeles County

• New and existing saltwater pool connections to the sewer system are prohibited. It is also illegal to convert swimming pools connected to the sewer system to saltwater pools.
• A violation of the ordinance banning saltwater pools is a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
• The ordinance aims to reduce the amount of chloride going into the Santa Clara River. Water facts: Salinity
• Salinity is the build-up of salt in soil and water
• The worst-affected regions are in the Murray-Darling Basin
• Eighty wetlands already suffer from salinity
• It is predicted that 130 wetlands will be affected by 2050
• Salinity puts animal and plant species at risk
• Salinity also puts drinking water at risk
• A number of government and community organizations have developed salinity action plans

Salinity is the build-up of salt in soil and water. It occurs naturally but in many parts of Australia, human activities such as irrigation have accelerated the process. Farms, irrigation areas, wetlands, rivers, drinking water and infrastructure are all affected.

Across Australia, 80 wetlands are already suffering the effects of salinity. The number is predicted to rise to 130 by year 2050. The build-up of salts puts many species of plants and animals at risk, and will eventually reduce biodiversity in the affected regions.

Drinking water supplies, particularly in South Australia and New South Wales, are also under threat from salinity. For example, Adelaide’s drinking water is predicted to exceed World Health Organization guidelines for salinity on two days out of five by the year 2020 if nothing is done to control salinity in the River Murray.

Salinity also increases the cost of treating water for drinking, reduces the availability of water for irrigation, and renders farmland useless, costing the economy millions each year.

The Federal Government launched the $1.4 billion National Action Plan on Salinity and Water Quality. The plan takes a regional approach and is backed up by advances in salinity mapping and cropping systems. There are also strategies in place to deal with salinity in individual river systems and cachements. However, it will take years for improvements in water quality to be measured.

All expansive, time consuming maintenance, testing etc… associated with any standard chemical program. Draining of salt water to drains, lawns, plants and the environment only add to the above problem. Safe, economical automatic and healthy options are widely available that are far more effective and avoid all of the toxicity, corrosion and expense.