WELLNESS CENTER POOL PASSES INSPECTION

An Inspector from the Siouxland District Health Department visited the municipal swimming pool at the Arthur and Audrey Smith Wellness Center, recently and the pool passed its annual inspection.

The inspectors are hired by the Iowa State Department of Public Health to inspect both indoor and outdoor pools in the state of Iowa. Inspections are done annually when pools are open for operation. The inspector met with Angie Laubenthal, Aquatics Facilitator for the Smith Wellness Center. During the inspection, the quality of the water is checked as are the records of maintenance and updates of state codes and regulations, as well as safety and certifications of all personnel.

Wellness Center staff was very pleased that the inspection went so well, according to Laubenthal. The swimming pool is open for operation continuously seven days a week. This means that it is open to the public 15 ½ hours a day, 93 ½ hours a week and 4,488 hours a year; very impressive considering the Wellness Center is approaching its 10 year anniversary.

"The inspector was impressed with Wellness Center staff for their organized documentation on all water testing, incident/accident reports, sanitation requirements, and filtration and recirculation records," Laubenthal said.