--- title: Incredible Minerals Today Blog | EP Minerals (17) description: Incredible Minerals Today gives readers insights and information about new exciting uses for diatomaceous earth, perlite and clay around the world today, plus the latest information about EP Minerals. (17) --- [![EP Minerals](https://s3.amazonaws.com/tai-epminerals-blue-production/assets/logo-2x-47fa904bf68f43107c73f6469e9c48f456bd3926518cc9ea58c2fb18c520d71d.png)](https://epminerals.com) Incredible Minerals for Everyday Use - [Login](https://epminerals.com/users/login) - [Careers](https://epminerals.com/about-us/careers) - [Contact Us](https://epminerals.com/contact-us) # Incredible Minerals Today ## [EP Minerals Named Finalist for EDAWN's Company of the Year Award](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-named-finalist-for-edawns-company-of-the-year-award) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Sep 23, 2015 10:02:32 AM ![](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hub/327292/file-658552888.jpg)  [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-named-finalist-for-edawns-company-of-the-year-award) Topics: [Company News](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/company-news) ## [Save 10,000 gallons of water a year with your DE swim pool filter](https://blog.epminerals.com/save-10000-gallons-of-water-a-year-with-your-de-swim-pool-filter) Posted by [Niels Mastrup](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/niels-mastrup) Sep 1, 2015 10:17:00 AM ![Capture-2](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Capture-2.png?width=205&name=Capture-2.png)  Niels Mastrup, EP Minerals filtration expert, out by the pool. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/save-10000-gallons-of-water-a-year-with-your-de-swim-pool-filter) Topics: [Filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/filtration), [swim pool](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/swim-pool) ## [Here's why diatomaceous earth (DE) swim pool filters work so well](https://blog.epminerals.com/heres-why-diatomaceous-earth-de-swim-pool-filters-work-so-well) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Aug 27, 2015 2:55:00 PM ![pool](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pool.png?width=389&name=pool.png) We were at a friend’s pool the other day. It was everything you want in a perfect relaxing summer day. Sunny & hot. Beautiful crystal clear pool. Floating around on a tube without a care in the world until my big chocolate lab decided to join me. Calvin! He just swam away with a tennis ball in his mouth. It still was pretty nice. The best part – the pool of course. And the DE filter system that made that pool so clean and pretty. So when I came across this blog post on DE swim pool filters, I had to repost it! [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/heres-why-diatomaceous-earth-de-swim-pool-filters-work-so-well) Topics: [Filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/filtration), [swim pool](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/swim-pool) ## [Save Water With A Diatomaceous Earth Filter System: Stop Backwashing!](https://blog.epminerals.com/save-water-with-a-diatomaceous-earth-filter-system-stop-backwashing) Posted by [Niels Mastrup](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/niels-mastrup) Jul 29, 2015 1:35:00 PM ![Pool_960x300](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hub/327292/file-1524675955.jpg?width=560&name=file-1524675955.jpg) There’s some bad information going around right now about how much water is wasted with diatomaceous earth (DE) filter systems through backwashing. And it’s simply not true. All you need to do is stop backwashing and manually clean your filter instead, according to your filter manufacturer's instructions. It’s easy to do and you can still continue to use the best filter aid for swim pools – DE.  [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/save-water-with-a-diatomaceous-earth-filter-system-stop-backwashing) Topics: [Filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/filtration), [swim pool](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/swim-pool) ## [Garden Pests Are No Match for Organic Diatomaceous Earth](https://blog.epminerals.com/garden-pests-are-no-match-for-diatomaceous-earth) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Jul 9, 2015 9:10:00 AM From Todd Heft @ Big Blog Of Gardening Diatomaceous Earth, derived from the fossilized remains of Diatoms, is a deadly weapon against many garden pests. Unlike chemical pesticides, it poses no risk for kids, pets, wildlife or you. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/garden-pests-are-no-match-for-diatomaceous-earth) Topics: [Diatomaceous Earth for Household Use](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-for-household-use), [DEsect](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/desect) ## [EP Minerals Provides Desert Bighorn Sheep Habitat and Guzzler](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-provides-desert-bighorn-sheep-habitat-an-guzzler) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Jul 1, 2015 11:34:00 AM ![bighorn_on_cliff](https://blog.epminerals.com/hubfs/bighorn_on_cliff.png) It’s not every day that you go to work and hear “we’re getting a guzzler!” It certainly sounded interesting, so I had to learn more. As I found out, it’s a special watering trough for the desert bighorn sheep. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-provides-desert-bighorn-sheep-habitat-an-guzzler) Topics: [Company News](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/company-news) ## [EP Minerals Gives Back with Middleton, TN Babe Ruth Field Renovation](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-gives-back-with-middleton-tn-babe-ruth-field-renovation) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Jun 12, 2015 9:38:00 AM | ![infield_prior](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/infield_prior.png?width=300&name=infield_prior.png "infield_prior") | Infield before | | --- | --- | Picture this. Ratty infield. Dry, hard, weathered home plate. Neglected, weedy pitcher’s mound. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-gives-back-with-middleton-tn-babe-ruth-field-renovation) Topics: [Community involvement](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/community-involvement), [Sports Field](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/sports-field) ## [Play Ball! Infield Conditioner Keeps Austin, TX Little League Playing](https://blog.epminerals.com/playball-infield-conditioner-keeps-austin-tx-little-league-playing) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Jun 3, 2015 3:14:00 PM ![nwll](https://blog.epminerals.com/hubfs/nwll.png) Northwest Little League Field in Austin, TX before the flood. Picture this. 6 inches of water on the field. You can’t see the grass or the dirt. And it’s right in the middle of Little League playoffs. That’s the situation that Northwest Little League from Austin, TX, found themselves in this past Monday. Thanks to a whole lot of Play Ball!® Infield Conditioner, they were able to play on Tuesday night. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/playball-infield-conditioner-keeps-austin-tx-little-league-playing) Topics: [Sports Field](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/sports-field) ## [EP Minerals presents at WasteExpo's Organic Recycling Conference](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-presents-at-wasteexpos-organic-recycling-conference) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Jun 2, 2015 12:31:33 PM ![waste_360](https://blog.epminerals.com/hubfs/waste_360.png) “Diatomaceous Earth Spent Cake Recycling – Waste or Resource?” is the topic that Andrew Welford, EP Minerals' director of commercial sustainability, will be presenting at WasteExpo’s 3rd Annual Composting and Organics Recycling Conference Program in Las Vegas, NV.  [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/ep-minerals-presents-at-wasteexpos-organic-recycling-conference) ## [Diatomaceous Earth, Perlite or Cellulose Filter Aids: Precoat Visuals](https://blog.epminerals.com/diatomaceous-earth-perlite-or-cellulose-filter-aids-precoat-visuals) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) May 28, 2015 9:31:00 AM What’s the single most important thing you can do in the filtration process to make your beer, wine, juice or other product the best that it can be? Have a great filter aid precoat! Let’s take a look at some good ones, and some bad ones. 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