Water
/ Air Quality Issues at University of Ottawa Pool
Submitted by Deanna
Barry
We have been in contact with the pool administration at University of Ottawa
Pool, following numerous complaints from Titans families regarding sore/
itchy/ red eyes and coughing following use of the University of Ottawa pool
(more so than in other pools). It is not the chemical balance in the pool,
but the air circulation/ ventilation system that is causing the problem. The
good news (but not immediate) is that the pool will be closed for
six weeks this summer for major maintenance, to include the installation of
a new ventilation system. In the meantime, they will be carefully monitoring
the free chlorine levels and keeping them at the very minimum
level allowed (still within Ontario Pool Regulation rates). However
when they do this, other chemicals then become unbalanced and they need to
'shock' the pool more frequently to get the chemical balance back to normal.
This can result in a spike in free chlorine levels, in some cases to a point
where they have to close the pool for 24 hours or more. As much as possible
they will be doing this procedure on Sunday nights, giving enough time to
balance both air and water quality by the time our athletes are in on Monday
evenings, and having the least impact on pool users. The pool staff have
been working hard to maintain a balance, however the reality is that things
won't be completely in synch until September 2008. They have assured us that
the health of pool users is of high priority. Note that all Class A pools
(City, University, etc) in Ontario are governed by Ontario Pool Regulations
and public health regulations, which include minimum/ maximum levels of
chemicals in order to be able to remain in operation, so while we are
feeling the effects of changes in air/ water quality, they do remain within
these strict regulations (or they would have to close temporarily). Thank
you for your patience, as well as to parents who have e-mailed complaints.
We can only follow up on them if we know about them!
Interesting Interview for Cadet / Youth
Athletes
Submitted by David Hart
Here is a link to an interview with Nathaniel Miller from DDO (member of men's
team going to Beijing).
I feel it would be of interest to our cadet-youth athletes as it deals with
some very relevant topics.
http://www.ddowaterpolo.ca/News/Nathaniel_interview.htm
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