Fecal contamination of your pool is extremely inconvenient.
Not only can accidental fecal releases (AFRs) cause serious illnesses, but it also requires you to evacuate and completely shut down your pool.
To get your pool back up and running as quickly as possible, Aqua Operators provides customers with a 1 hour response time and follows the following Fecal Contamination procedure to keep our pools safe and clean.
The following is a list of procedures Aqua Operators follows in the case of a fecal contamination emergency.
Direct all users to leave the pool.
All contaminated pools must be closed and must remain closed until the following steps have been completed.
Manually remove as much of the material as possible.
If the stool is fully formed, use a scoop or net to remove it from the pool without breaking it apart.
Dispose of the material using a sanitary facility. It is not recommended to vacuum the area.
Clean and disinfect the scoop or net and place them in the pool during the following disinfection procedures.
Formed Stool:
Raise the free available chlorine level to 20 ppm, hyper chlorination. Ensure the pH is 7.5 or less and a temperature of 77 degrees or higher.
Maintain the chlorine concentration for at least 25 minutes before reopening the pool.
Ensure that the filtration system is operating while the pool reaches and has the proper free chlorine concentration during the disinfection process.
Diarrhea Discharge:
Raise the free available chlorine level to 20 ppm. Ensure the pH is 7.5 or less and a temperature of 77 degrees or higher.
Maintain the pH and chlorine level for 12.75 hours and the filtration system should be operating the entire disinfection time.
Backwash the filter after the full disinfection time.
Return the chlorine level to normal levels and reopen the pool.
Parent’s Law: The more distance you are from a toilet, the more urgently your child will need to poop.
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