Aquatic facilities are frequently challenged to safely manage their pools and spas in the face of recurrent employee turnover and part time help during the summer months.

Is your municipality studying ways to upgrade or combine your current combined sewer overflow (CSO) facilities to comply with the Clean Water Act? 

One of the most important components of any CSO comes at the end of the line, where overflow waterborne pollutants encounter the chemical or mechanical processes that will make them safe for discharge. Choosing the right treatment system for your CSO needs to be aligned with: safe operation and low maintenance, reasonable capital and operating costs and effective treatment.    

Pool season concludes for many when the weather cools down and school is back in session.

Yet, experienced pool operators know that pool season never truly ends. Ensuring that your aquatic facility is operable on Opening Day is a year-long endeavor that requires a commitment immediately after your facility closes.

It isn’t just lifeguards enforcing a “no running by the pool” policy that helps to keep aquatic facilities safe.

In addition to enforcing common rules and regulations that swimmers have come to know for years, your part-time summer aquatic facility staff should have an in-depth understanding of the proper handling and use of pool chemicals in order to maintain a safe operation.

Pool season doesn’t simply begin on Memorial Day. It takes weeks of dedicated preparation to ensure aquatic facilities are in good operating order once the pool cover is removed.

While it’s paramount to ensure that your water is properly chlorinated and your staff is properly trained, it’s just as important to make sure other tasks aren’t being overlooked.

Westlake Water Solutions, a Westlake Corporation business unit, today introduced the Acid-Rite® 450 pH water balancing system for use in commercial swimming pools and spas. The system is NSF/ANSI Standard 50 listed and is recommended to serve pools up to 300,000 gallons.