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title: Keeping Tabs Blog | Water Treatment Best Practice | Aquatics
description: Aquatics | From commercial pools and fountains to irrigation or fresh cut packaging. Keeping Tabs is the education blog designed to keep you on top of industry trends and best practices.
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- [Commercial Aquatics](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/commercial-aquatics)
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- [Poultry & Red Meat](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/food-safety-irrigation/poultry-red-meat)
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- [Municipal Wastewater](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/municipal/municipal-wastewater)
- [Potable Water](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/municipal/potable-water)
- [Combined Sewer Overflow](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/municipal/combined-sewer-overflow)
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- [Pool Care & Maintenance](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/residential-pools/pool-care-maintenance)
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- [Competitive Comparison](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/products/accu-tab-chlorination-systems/competitive-comparison)
- [Acid-Rite pH Adjustment System](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/products/acid-rite-ph-adjustment-system)
- [Zappit](https://www.westlakewatersolutions.com/products/zappit)
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## [Ready for Pool Season?](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/ready-for-pool-season)
The COVID-19 pandemic, followed by inflationary cost increases, has made it more challenging for aquatic facility managers to maintain smooth operations. Staff shortages and budget tightening make general maintenance, water safety, and chemical management feel like herding cats.
[Read More →](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/ready-for-pool-season)
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## [A Second Opinion: Regular Checkups for Aquatic Facilities](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/a-second-opinion-regular-checkups-for-aquatic-facilities)
*This article was published in the September edition of Recreation Management*
*What would you do if, let’s say, your knee really hurt? You’d go to the doctor. Or when those headaches won’t go away? You’d go to the doctor. But what about when you’re feeling great? We typically don’t make a point to spend our time at a doctor’s office getting a checkup if everything seems fine.*
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## [Commercial Pools Poised for a Splashing Comeback in 2021](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/commercial-pools-poised-for-a-splashing-comeback-in-2021)
Public venues were upended when COVID-19 hit in 2020. Commercial pools were no exception. The pandemic sent aquatic facility managers scrambling to find ways to maintain their shuttered pools and spas as well as those with limited use.
[Read More →](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/commercial-pools-poised-for-a-splashing-comeback-in-2021)
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## [A Roadmap for Coronavirus Recovery](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/coronavirustoolkit)
As the world continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, service companies and professionals in the aquatic industry are faced with a long list of challenges just to maintain business continuity.
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## [Important Facts on Water and COVID-19](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/covid-19)
As the manufacturer of the Accu-Tab® chlorination system for use in safeguarding recreational water, wastewater, potable and process water, Westlake Water Solutions stands alongside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise awareness around water transmission and COVID-19.
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## [Preventing Inadvertent Chemical Mixes](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/preventing-inadvertent-chemical-mixes)
Aquatic facilities are frequently challenged to safely manage their pools and spas in the face of recurrent employee turnover and part time help during the summer months.
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### Topics
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- [pathogen protection (1)](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/topic/pathogen-protection)
- [pH balance (7)](https://blog.westlakewatersolutions.com/topic/ph-balance)
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