Eco Pond Rescue was born out of the frustration of two home owners that were lucky enough to live on a small 3 acre lake in Florida. With 37 homes surrounding the 3.3 acre lake (that was turned into a drainage project in
1982 by county officials) the 100 year old shallow lake started suffering. By 2006 there were several large scale fish kills and dangerous blue green algae blooms covering the surface.

With an average depth of 5 feet, Florida's blistering summer sun and the high nutrient load being dumped from over 70 storm water drains in a 1 square mile area, our lake started to die. The odor was oppressive and persisted for weeks. Some neighbors even called 911 thinking that a sewage spill occurred.

As a community we started looking into solutions. The most common is the spraying of chemicals to kill the algae. We have had a contract with a local company for 7 years to do the spraying and while it made the lake look better, the regular spraying without a complete maintenance program actually adds to the problem by sinking the algae to the bottom where it decomposes, using up oxygen in the water. Unknown to us at the time, the decomposition of dead algae caused fish kills, odors and murky water conditions. We found that spraying alone does not work! Spraying is a temporary solution to a permanent recurring problem.

We enlisted with Pinellas County's Adopt A Pond program, where through regular lake cleanups (removing trash and algae biomass), plantings of native nitrogen absorbing water plants, educating ourselves to the problems with fertilizers and lawn spraying companies as well as making sure extra biomass was not deposited into the lake from landscaping and lawn services.
We also added three aerators that run 12 hours every 24 hour period, mostly at night.

Just when we thought we were making headway, another fish kill and large blue green algae blooms developed. The lake was in bad shape despite our efforts and still dying. There had to be another way.

While each one of the mentioned procedures worked on some level, the key was finding a way to eliminate the nutrients. We found the solution and started Eco Pond Rescue in 2007.

The first order of business for Eco Pond Rescue was to develop an aeration and circulation system that not only worked, but worked efficiently. Electrical costs, equipment costs and maintenance affected our decision making process. Through research and partnerships with a biological laboratory and an engineering firm that specializes in venturi aeration, we were on our way!

We look forward to the opportunity to earn your business and we encourage comparison to the other systems on the market today. We know ours is the best, lowest cost, lowest maintenance, lowest operating cost systems on the planet and would love to prove it!