About Us
How Our Journey Began
After a long and fulfilling career as a Navy and Commercial Pilot, our founder and CEO, Michael Pedersen, decided it was time to hang up his wings and follow his heart – toward something that had always inspired him: clean, healthy water.
In the 1980s, when water filtration was still a new idea, Michael made it his personal mission to go beyond simply clean water – he wanted to create water that supports wellness. To him, that meant doing two things: removing the bad while keeping the good - eliminating harmful contaminants while preserving the minerals that make water naturally nourishing.
What started as a personal passion quickly became Michael’s life’s work. With his strong engineering background and years of research, development, and testing, he discovered a way to bring NASA Apollo technology into everyday water filtration. The result was the AQUASPACE® Compound, a groundbreaking filter that uses charge-modified carbon to remove a broader range of contaminants than standard carbon filters. From that innovation, Aquaspace® Water Systems was born.
Growing Together
Over the years, our community of Aquaspace customers has grown into a family – people who care deeply about what they put into their bodies and who share our belief that better water means better health.
We’ve continued to expand and innovate, holding numerous patents for water filtration and developing solutions for fluoride reduction and alkaline, pH-balanced water – many inspired directly by customer requests. Every improvement we make is guided by the same principle: to stay at the forefront of water technology so that you and your loved ones can enjoy the cleanest, healthiest water possible.
What We Believe
Our mission has remained the same since day one:
To remove the widest range of harmful chemicals and contaminants, to retain the beneficial minerals that support good health, and to make truly clean water accessible to everyone.
We believe that water is the foundation of wellness – and that every person deserves to drink water that’s as pure, balanced, and life-giving as nature intended. Unfortunately, modern systems don’t always protect us the way they should. From over-chlorination and fluoride additives to lead and agricultural runoff, these are the challenges that drive us to do better – for you, your family, and your community.
That’s why we dedicate every day to creating solutions that make a real difference – one household or school at a time.
Our Promise
Education is at the heart of what we do. We love empowering our customers to understand their water, make informed choices, and share what they’ve learned. Many of our loyal customers have introduced friends and family to Aquaspace®, helping us grow through trust and genuine connection. Their stories remind us why we do what we do – and inspire us to keep improving.
We invite you to join us in our mission:
To bring clean, healthy, life-enhancing water to every home and share the gift of better health with those you love.
Sincerely,
The Aquaspace Team
Achievements
We’re not usually one to brag… but in this case, here are three examples of achievements we’re most proud of:
- The Aquaspace Compound is our original compound developed from NASA technology. In fact, NASA was so impressed with our development and adaptation of their original research, they asked us to testify before the U.S. Congress as an example of the successful transfer of NASA research to commercial applications.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chose the Aquaspace systems for their Washington D.C. Headquarter's child care center.
- Washington D.C. public school system uses Aquaspace systems for ALL their elementary, middle, high, and charter schools. Aquaspace supplies nearly 4,000 filters for all water fountains and kitchenette sinks to ensure the kids of DC have access to clean, lead-free drinking water. Aquaspace was the only company able to meet DCPS’s ambitious goal of lead reduction. Aquaspace filters reduce lead to <1 part per billion, well below the EPA’s limit of 15 ppb for safe drinking levels.