I am very glad to say "yes" to that question. The YWCA in Lafayette Indiana converted their pool to a salt pool. The PR stated that the long term costs outweigh the initial cost of conversion. The salt in the pool kills bacteria effectively, is better for your body & hair (and esp. children), and it is claimed to be less irritating to the eyes. I believe that the salt content may be similar to that of the ocean. Maybe you can search for a salt-pool in your area. Good Luck!

I am not a public pool, but I do have an above ground pool and find it NOT difficult to care for it using NO CHLORINE!!! We simply use hydro-perioxide and when we use the test strips to test the water and we need to balance the acid in the water, we simply use white vinegar!! I do use an algae-guard to keep away the algae growth, but I have only had to use that maybe twice since I put the pool up 2 months ago. And I live in Texas where it is extremely hot this time of year. So maybe we should speak out more to our communities and get them to switch. We are actually going to switch to the salt water. Cant wait. I have a little 7yr old neighbor whom can only swim in my pool because of her feeding tube. I am glad I can at least help one person to a better enviro. Please all you home pool people try to find a switch that you can handle and GET RID OF THE CHLORINE!!!