Thank you Bill! I do have a controlled runoff pond. Also, since writing this with the lack of rain, I can see the bottom clearly at nearly 9'. I know this is a new pond with very little nutrients in it. I'm not concerned about adding a chlorine treatment. I have a company who is very familiar with pond water systems doing the entire setup. Their name is Kinetico.
My question mainly wasn't about the best type of potable water treatment but about how to reduce clarity in the pond. It does receive full sun all day long, its gets warm fast, and I have been loosing water quickly due to evaporation. (also because I have very little run off into the pond, due to the design) I was mostly curious if since '03, someone came up with a safe dye for human consumption. I know that my system will remove most of it, but even the company rep said he has never heard of a dye that he would recommend to use if I am to drink from the pond.
