The Cleveland Pools Trust has taken a ground-breaking step in developing a scheme for the restoration of the grade II* listed Cleveland public pools, the country’s only surviving Georgian open-air pools, which date back to 1815.
The trust has selected Bristol based natural swimming pool company Clear Water Revival’s natural filtration system for the 25 meter open air public swimming pool.
Director Andrew Cox said: “The system uses natural processes instead of chemicals to keep the water crystal clear at all times. It uses friendly microorganisms and minerals to control levels of phosphorus, nitrogen and pH, resulting in chemical free, mineralised pool water.” He added that the long-term costs of their natural filtration methods are up to 10 times lower than the ongoing cost of running a chlorine pool.
This means that the Cleveland Pools will be chemical free but will not need planted filter zones like other natural swimming pools.
Cleveland Pools project director Christopher Heath said: “The pools were originally designed as a river-fed freshwater pool and choosing the Clear Water Revival System means that we can restore the pool to its freshwater origins without compromising on the architectural design. We are delighted to be working with such a technologically advanced and environmentally sound company”.
The system will also enable the water to be heated up to around 28 degrees centigrade and for the public pool to be covered to conserve heat and save energy.
The restored public pool will therefore be the first in the world to have a heated, freshwater, 100% chemical free swimming environment without the need for a planted filter zone.
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