Is anyone else fearing for their swim program due to the upcoming enforcement of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act?
I swim in Massachusetts, and there's a possibility our pool will have to close due to compliance issues.
Anyone else dealing with this? We've been calling our legislators and doing whatever we can, but I think it needs to be a national effort.
Thoughts?
We also got notice today that our pools will definitely be closed as of tomorrow. We went out after practice tonight, to commiserate.
I spoke with someone at the Department of Public Health today, the area of Environmental Health. This is the office basically ensuring compliance in Massachusetts. The man I spoke with had just gotten off the phone with the people at the pool at Harvard so I know that's the reason the Harvard pool is closing.
One place to call, besides our state legislators, would be the Consumer Products Safety Commission at (301) 504-7923. They need to be made aware that many pools are currently unable to comply due to lack of available materials. The pool I swim in, at UMASS Amherst, has a right angle drain, with a gravity, not suction, system. Despite that, we are closed as of today. Ugh.
At this point, it's looking like only work done by our legislators will get anything done, and then, not until Congress is back in session.
We also got notice today that our pools will definitely be closed as of tomorrow. We went out after practice tonight, to commiserate.
I spoke with someone at the Department of Public Health today, the area of Environmental Health. This is the office basically ensuring compliance in Massachusetts. The man I spoke with had just gotten off the phone with the people at the pool at Harvard so I know that's the reason the Harvard pool is closing.
One place to call, besides our state legislators, would be the Consumer Products Safety Commission at (301) 504-7923. They need to be made aware that many pools are currently unable to comply due to lack of available materials. The pool I swim in, at UMASS Amherst, has a right angle drain, with a gravity, not suction, system. Despite that, we are closed as of today. Ugh.
At this point, it's looking like only work done by our legislators will get anything done, and then, not until Congress is back in session.
