According to an Atlanta-based research firm, there are about 5.2 million residential inground pools and about 255,000 commercial pools currently in the U.S. It had been reported that this summer would see an extreme shortage of usable chlorine for the swimming pool industry. Multiple reasons played into this narrative including a surge in demand last year through the pandemic along with a devastating chemical fire at a production plant in Louisiana. As Americans hunkered down through the summer of 2020, demand rose and production fell, resulting in a shortage. Continue Reading