Where is there a park district or municipal pool near my home that
does not use chlorine to keep the water free of bacteria.    My zip is
60004. For health reasons  I need to find a pool or pools  that
ozonate the water instead of chlorinating it.

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Clarification of Question by grandma3-ga on 27 May 2005 07:52 PDT

I would like to edit my question to include fitness centers, and
health clubs.   How do I do that?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 27 May 2005 13:58 PDT

You indicated that you're looking for a swimming pool that doesn't use
any chemicals.  Does this mean that you're not interested in an
ozonated pool (ozone is a form of chemical treatment)?

If so, I doubt such a facility swimming pool exists, since public
health laws mandate treatment to keep down bacteria levels.

If you really want untreated water to swim in, you'll have to search
out the nearest swimming hole.  Would you like us to have a look for
you, as a way of answering your question?

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by grandma3-ga on 27 May 2005 15:38 PDT

I need a swimming pool that uses ozone instead of chlorine or bromide.
 There is indeed one in downtown Chicago at the Holmes health club. 
So I know they exist in Fitness Centers.  I don't know if they do NOT
exist in municipal pools.  Ozone cleans the water as well as chlorine
does and is not harmful.  I cannot swim in a pool with chlorine.

You might do a search on "swimming pool" and "iodine".

why iodine?

One usually thinks of chlorine as the chemical you do swimming pools
with, but iodine can also be done (and just as well). Doing iodine for
swimming pools is more expensive.

I want to find a swimming pool that does not use ANY chemical.

To answer "why" is simple: Chlorine is cheap, it works, and probably
even is mandated by your district that a public pool must be
chlorinated.

http://c3.org/chlorine_knowledge_center/pools.html
Q. What causes chlorine odor, red eyes, itchy skin and green hair that
some people experience while swimming?

A. These conditions are an indication that the water has not been
correctly treated - infrequent shock treatment, not enough chlorine,
improper pH, or too much use of copper-based algaecides.

Regarding the use of ozone:

"But it is not without its risks... In water sources high in bromine ?
which is often found on the West Coast and in some of Florida?s waters
? ozone reacts with bromine to form bromate, a suspected carcinogen.
Other ozonation byproducts include aldehydes and carboxylic acids ?
but little is known about their toxicity... Another factor to consider
is ozone?s short residual time, which creates potentially dangerous
situations in the distribution system. If there is insufficient time
with a disinfectant, harmful microbes may survive. Because of this
risk, many water treatment experts add a secondary disinfectant, such
as chlorine, to finished water that protects it during distribution."

http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/HistSafeWater.html