Pool & Spa Water Quality Concerns?

August 8, 2008 by THE VOICE.

At the Thursday, August 7, 2008 meeting of the Current Events Club meeting in the Anthem Center, Carl Weinstein’s daughter reported that the SCA community and Henderson public pool facilities were highly susceptible to being contaminated by a well-known parasite called “Cryptosporidiosis” or “Crypto”.

Most alarming was her report that traditional chlorination was not effective at providing adequate public safety, and no one seemed to know what RMI was doing, if anything, to prevent Crypto in SCA facilities.

Crypto is a dangerous disease related to fecal matter in pools and spas commonly coming from diarrhea experienced by seniors and children. It can cause serious illnesses, and even death, in those with immune system problems.  cryptofacts.pdf

This created a great deal of concern among those present since there have been numerous reports of fecal matter being discharged into SCA pools and spas during the past year or two. These incidents were reportedly caused by elderly members who were known to have incontinent problems, but were not prohibited from using the pools and spas.

It is well known that elderly residents often develop serious health problems and can become highly susceptible to developing crypto when their immune systems become degraded from cancer therapies and other health treatments.

Since Carl Weinstein is the Board Vice President, his wife is a RMI employee involved in supervising SCA pool operations, and his daughter is employed by the Henderson Recreation Department in the pool operations area, we have to take the Weinstein family public comments and concerns very seriously. We did not learn if any of the Weinstein’s have previously reported their concerns to RMI management.

So, since no information has been put out by RMI on this very important health and safety matter, the following items have been extracted or linked to appropriate Center for Disease Control (CDC) information. Link to Informational items.

In the meantime, there are important questions that need to be immediately answered. For example:

1. What does RMI management know about “crypto” and what is being done to prevent a crypto outbreak in SCA?
   
   
2. Has RMI tested SCA pools and spas for Crypto? If so, on what dates were they tested and where are the detailed results?
   
   
3. Who in RMI is technically knowledgeable and personally responsible for pool, spa and bathroom health and safety issues?
   
   
4. How many fecal matter incidents in the SCA pools/spas have there been in recent years, when did they occur, were they reported to the City and CDC, and what cleanup and prevention actions were taken by RMI to ensure future health and safety to SCA pool and spa users?
   
   
5. What has RMI done in the past to inform pool and spa users of what needs to be done to avoid crypto disease at SCA?

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