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A water treatment agent and method of treating water to inhibit, reduce, or prevent the formation of algae and bacteria in a water body. The water treatment agent may include copper sulfate penta-hydrate and/or silver, di-sodium ethylene di-amine tetra-acetic acid dihydrate, a scale inhibitor, a sho

A water treatment agent and method of treating water to inhibit, reduce, or prevent the formation of algae and bacteria in a water body. The water treatment agent may include copper sulfate penta-hydrate and/or silver, di-sodium ethylene di-amine tetra-acetic acid dihydrate, a scale inhibitor, a shocking agent and a buffer agent. For instance, the treatment agent may include a composition of copper sulfate pentahydrate, di-sodium ethylene di-amine tetra-acetic acid, monopotassium phosphate or sulfuric acid, and potassium monopersulfate and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid.

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1. A water treatment agent, comprising:an amount of copper sulfate pentahydrate sufficient to provide algae control in a body of water to be treated;disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate;a scale inhibitor with the proviso that said scale inhibitor is not disodium ethylene diamine tetr

1. A water treatment agent, comprising:an amount of copper sulfate pentahydrate sufficient to provide algae control in a body of water to be treated;disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate;a scale inhibitor with the proviso that said scale inhibitor is not disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate; anda non-chlorine shocking agent that oxidizes organic matter in water. 2. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said copper sulfate pentahydrate comprises between about 50 gm/liter and about 100 gm/liter copper sulfate pentahydrate in said water treatment agent. 3. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate comprises between about 4 gm/liter and about 8 gm/liter disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate in said water treatment agent. 4. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein the amount of said disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate in said water treatment agent does not exceed about 2.6 wt %. 5. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said scale inhibitor comprises 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1diphosphonic acid. 6. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said scale inhibitor comprises between about 5 ml/liter and about 10 ml/liter 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid in said water treatment agent. 7. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said shocking agent comprises monopotassium phosphate. 8. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said shocking agent comprises between about 10 gm/liter and about 20 gm/liter monopotassium phosphate. 9. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said shocking agent comprises potassium monopersulfate. 10. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said shocking agent comprises between about 50 gm/liter and about 100 gm/liter potassium nionopersulfate. 11. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein said shocking agent is selected from the group consisting of monopotassium phosphate, potassium monopersulfate, sodium monopersulfate, alkali monopersulfates, and potassium hydrogen peroxymonosulfate sulfate. 12. The water treatment agent of claim 1, further comprising a buffering agent. 13. The water treatment agent of claim 12, wherein said buffering agent comprises monopotassium phosphate. 14. The water treatment agent of claim 12, wherein said buffering agent comprises sulfuric acid. 15. The water treatment agent of claim 12, wherein said buffering agent is selected from the group consisting of monopotassium phosphate, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, muriatic acid, and oxalic acid. 16. The water treatment agent of claim 1, further comprising silver. 17. The water treatment agent of claim 16, wherein said silver comprises about 0.08 gm/liter silver nitrate in said water treatment agent. 18. The water treatment agent of claim 1, wherein the concentration of said copper sulfate pentahydrate in said water treatment agent does not exceed about 1.3 ppm. 19. A method of treating a body of water, comprising adding to said body of water an effective amount of the water treatment agent of claim 1. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising establishing a pH of said body of water between a pH of about 5 and about 9 using a buffering agent prior to adding said water treatment agent to said body of water. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said buffering agent is selected from the group consisting of monopotassium phosphate, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, muriatic acid, and oxalic acid. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein said buffering agent comprises monopotassium phosphate in an amount sufficient to regulate the pH of said body of water between a pH of about 5 and about 9. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein said buffering agent comprises sulfuric acid in an amount sufficient to regulate the pH of said body of water between a pH of about 5 and about 9. 24. The method of claim 19, wherein said shocking agent is selected from the gro up consisting of monopotassium phosphate, potassium monopersulfate, sodium monopersulfate, alkali monopersulfates, and potassium hydrogen peroxymonosulfate sulfate. 25. The method of claim 19, wherein said adding of said water treatment agent to said body of water comprises adding said water treatment agent to said body of water to produce a copper concentration in said body of water between about 0.1 ppm copper and about 1.3 ppm copper. 26. The method of claim 19, wherein said 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid in said water treatment agent is in an amount sufficient to treat said body of water with between about 1 and about 10 ppm 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid. 27. The method of claim 19, wherein said copper sulfate pentahydrate in said water treatment agent does not exceed about 31.6 wt %. 28. An aqueous solution for treating water, comprising:an amount of copper sulfate pentahydrate sufficient to provide algae control in a body of water to be treated;disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate;potassium monopersulfate;1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid;about zero to about 15 wt % sulfuric acid; andabout zero to about 33 wt % monopotassium phosphate;wherein the amount of copper sulfate pentahydrate in said aqueous solution does not exceed about 31.6 wt %, the amount of disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate in said aqueous solution does not exceed about 2.56 wt %, the amount of potassium monopersulfate in said aqueous solution does not exceed about 8.6 wt %, and the amount of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid in said aqueous solution does not exceed about 1 wt %. 29. A treatment agent for treating water, comprising:an amount of copper sulfate pentahydrate sufficient to provide algae control in a body of water to be treated;disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate;potassium monopersulfate;1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid;about zero to about 33 wt % monopotassium phosphate; andabout zero to about 33 wt % sodium hydroxide;wherein the amount of copper sulfate pentahydrate in said treatment agent does not exceed about 31.6 wt %, the amount of disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate in said treatment agent does not exceed about 2.56 wt %, the amount of potassium monopersulfate in said treatment agent does not exceed about 8.6 wt %, and the amount of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid in said treatment agent does not exceed about 1 wt %. 30. The treatment agent of claim 29, comprising:about 5 wt % copper sulfate pentahydrate;about 0.8 wt % disodium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid dihydrate;potassium monopersulfate;1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid;about 1 wt % monopotassium phosphate; andabout 0.13 wt % sodium hydroxide;wherein the amount of potassium monopersulfate in said treatment agent does not exceed about 8.6 wt %, and the amount of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid in said treatment agent does not exceed about 1 wt %.