\'Clear and beautiful:\' Edmonton says chemical-free swimming pool first in Canada
EDMONTON —
On the afternoon of July, at 30 degrees, the nearby swimming pool was crowded. But a new natural filter pool in Edmonton is very unusual, and people queue up from all corners of the city to soak in emerald --green water.
Boden natural pool-which cost $14.
4 million, open to the public earlier this month
Water is filtered using plants, plankton and granite instead of chlorine or salt.
City officials say this is the first such city in Canada and the second such city in North America.
\"The water is very clear and beautiful.
You can open your eyes underwater and have a look, \"said Meaghan Bouchard, who took two children on the day of the week and waited more than an hour to come in.
Part of a natural filter like a swamp, sitting in a fenced place, attracting curious swimmers with trunks and bikinis, who can see the shallow pond with tall grass is cleaning up the water they have just swimming and marveling.
Cyndi Schlosser, facility manager, said natural swimming pools are an alternative for people who are sensitive to chemically treated water.
\"These plants actually absorb a lot of things that would be contaminants for humans, but would be nutrients for plants,\" Schlosser said . \".
For visitors to the natural pool, there are special rules to prevent things that are harmful to plants.
The phosphate in sunscreen and shampoo must be washed off with a clean head-to-
Toe shower, the staff will pay attention to make sure you take one before entering the pool.
Cotton is banned because it may contain dyes and other contaminants that harm plants.
The water is also kept on the cold side.
The pool is heated to 23 degrees Celsius and anything warm depends on the sun, Schlosser said.
But if the water temperature rises to 29 degrees Celsius, everyone has to leave because of the greater potential of bacterial growth.
People have been following the rules so far.
\"It\'s a big education, just figuring out what\'s different about it, because you\'re part of the environment and part of the system,\" Schlosser said . \".
\"In order to remain open, we need the help of the public to ensure that we maintain good water quality.
\"On hot days of the week, when the pool is open at noon, there is already a long queue and the queue lasts until the afternoon.
The pool can handle 400 swimmers at a time, but can handle only 980 swimmers a day.
When this is reached, it must be turned off because the filter cannot keep up.
Schlosser said that the filtration system is in its infancy and is intended to be adjusted over time.
The swimming pool has met the water quality requirements so far.
But what happens if there\'s a stool incident?
Schlosser, who the lifeguard calls \"Code Brown\", says natural filters can handle it, but the pool has to clear the swimmers before the bacterial biological test becomes clear.
\"It could be up to 48 hours.
Shauna Graham, head of operations at Edmonton Leisure Centre, said the construction of the pool was a challenge because it lacked chemicals, which meant that it was not technically a swimming pool under the Alberta health regulations.
This is not a lake either.
\"It looks like the regulations will be written based on the work we do,\" Graham said . \".
Anyway, the kids love the pool, but for 11-year-old Gemma Whitford, 8-year-old sister Lillian and their neighbor Jaida Zaparyniuk, the cool water is a bit amazing who is the 9 th
\"It\'s cold,\" Jaida said . \".
\"The hot weather is good, but we can all be frozen if it\'s winter! ”
On the afternoon of July, at 30 degrees, the nearby swimming pool was crowded. But a new natural filter pool in Edmonton is very unusual, and people queue up from all corners of the city to soak in emerald --green water.
Boden natural pool-which cost $14.
4 million, open to the public earlier this month
Water is filtered using plants, plankton and granite instead of chlorine or salt.
City officials say this is the first such city in Canada and the second such city in North America.
\"The water is very clear and beautiful.
You can open your eyes underwater and have a look, \"said Meaghan Bouchard, who took two children on the day of the week and waited more than an hour to come in.
Part of a natural filter like a swamp, sitting in a fenced place, attracting curious swimmers with trunks and bikinis, who can see the shallow pond with tall grass is cleaning up the water they have just swimming and marveling.
Cyndi Schlosser, facility manager, said natural swimming pools are an alternative for people who are sensitive to chemically treated water.
\"These plants actually absorb a lot of things that would be contaminants for humans, but would be nutrients for plants,\" Schlosser said . \".
For visitors to the natural pool, there are special rules to prevent things that are harmful to plants.
The phosphate in sunscreen and shampoo must be washed off with a clean head-to-
Toe shower, the staff will pay attention to make sure you take one before entering the pool.
Cotton is banned because it may contain dyes and other contaminants that harm plants.
The water is also kept on the cold side.
The pool is heated to 23 degrees Celsius and anything warm depends on the sun, Schlosser said.
But if the water temperature rises to 29 degrees Celsius, everyone has to leave because of the greater potential of bacterial growth.
People have been following the rules so far.
\"It\'s a big education, just figuring out what\'s different about it, because you\'re part of the environment and part of the system,\" Schlosser said . \".
\"In order to remain open, we need the help of the public to ensure that we maintain good water quality.
\"On hot days of the week, when the pool is open at noon, there is already a long queue and the queue lasts until the afternoon.
The pool can handle 400 swimmers at a time, but can handle only 980 swimmers a day.
When this is reached, it must be turned off because the filter cannot keep up.
Schlosser said that the filtration system is in its infancy and is intended to be adjusted over time.
The swimming pool has met the water quality requirements so far.
But what happens if there\'s a stool incident?
Schlosser, who the lifeguard calls \"Code Brown\", says natural filters can handle it, but the pool has to clear the swimmers before the bacterial biological test becomes clear.
\"It could be up to 48 hours.
Shauna Graham, head of operations at Edmonton Leisure Centre, said the construction of the pool was a challenge because it lacked chemicals, which meant that it was not technically a swimming pool under the Alberta health regulations.
This is not a lake either.
\"It looks like the regulations will be written based on the work we do,\" Graham said . \".
Anyway, the kids love the pool, but for 11-year-old Gemma Whitford, 8-year-old sister Lillian and their neighbor Jaida Zaparyniuk, the cool water is a bit amazing who is the 9 th
\"It\'s cold,\" Jaida said . \".
\"The hot weather is good, but we can all be frozen if it\'s winter! ”
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