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A matter of trust.(FROM THE EDITOR)(hygeine at public pools )(Editorial)
I have a confession: I won't go into public hot tubs. And I'm beginning to question the wisdom of swimming in public pools. Don't get me wrong. I love to soak and swim. It's just that when it comes to public facilities, I don't trust the water. I know too much. And I've seen too much. For example, the hot tub at my health club was so green one day, they simply shut it down and taped it off. Who knows how long the water was in an unsafe condition before that drastic step was taken?
The fact is, when it comes to clean water, the industry increasingly has a problem earning the public's trust. My health club example is a good reason why.
It's not that we don't know how to keep water clean. Talk to experts and they'll tell you it's just a matter of maintaining the proper sanitization level.
Trouble is, not enough aquatics professionals are properly trained in how to do that. In too many pools, sanitization levels get checked maybe once a day, or not at all. And other than public health codes, which most professionals agree are hopelessly outdated, there's nothing to police the industry.
At least three different organizations offer pool operation certification, but the industry doesn't require that those who run a pool actually be ...
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- Magazine article from: Futures (Cedar Falls, Iowa) Collins, Daniel P. August 1, 2005 700+ words
...funds and bond mutual funds and even real-estate investments trusts (REIT), but they are rarely presented with the managed...regulatory hurdles are multiplied, making the creation of public pools cost prohibitive. While the Managed Funds Association has...
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- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot Krauskopf, Lewis June 24, 1998 700+ words
...public pool. Virginia Beach operates six public pools in its recreation centers. To swim...said. There are also about 60 quasi-public pools, annually examined by the Inspections...city to finance a feasibility study for public pools in the early 1990s, but the request...
- Where are the public pools?(Local)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot July 4, 2009 700+ words
...which has zero -- zip -- public pools. Given that we're in a metro...with tons of water, the lack of public pools is usually not a problem. If...South Hampton Roads don't think public pools are a necessity. Virginians...
- Violations abound at Arizona public pools.(Making News)
- Magazine article from: Pool & Spa News Dumas, Bob September 3, 2004 700+ words
...report shows that nearly 60 percent of Arizona's public pools have been hit with violations. The Arizona Republic...talking about violations, not closings, with these public pools. Public pools do all right," said David Ludwig, manager of...
- PSC: Washington, D.C. Public Pools Safest in Country.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week June 3, 2009 700+ words
...Council (PSC) today recognized the public pools in Washington, D.C. as the safest municipally-managed public pools in the country. The District has...spa drain. The law requires all public pools and spas take relatively simple...
- December 19, 2008 Deadline For All Public Pools and Spas to Comply with...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 8, 2008 700+ words
...The compliance deadline for all public pools and spas to conform to the Virginia...at APSP. "It is mandatory that all public pools and spas adhere to these guidelines...the date that they open in 2009." Public pools and spas built before December 19...
- SLIDES ADDED TO PUBLIC POOLS AMENITIES NEEDED TO DRAW CROWDS.(COMMUNITIES)
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) August 6, 2001 700+ words
...park attractions anymore. They are becoming more common at public pools in cities big and small as the traditional, rectangle...Dallas are considering adding water park features to their public pools. "That's what the citizens want," said Sally Rodriguez...
- Tips for Water Safety at Public Pools and Waterparks.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 3, 2007 700+ words
...eye irritations and ear, nose and throat infections. All public pools and water parks are required to ensure certain levels of...swimming. To address these and other water quality concerns, public pools are adopting automated systems such as the Strantrol[R...