Pool & Spa Water Quality Concerns?
At the Thursday, August 7, 2008 meeting of the Current Events Club meeting in the
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:
- What does RMI management know about “crypto” and what is being done to prevent a crypto outbreak in SCA?
- Has RMI tested SCA pools and spas for Crypto? If so, on what dates were they tested and where are the detailed results?
- Who in RMI is technically knowledgeable and personally responsible for pool, spa and bathroom health and safety issues?
- 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?
- 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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August 11, 2008 at 05:56
Carl Weinstein’s wife is an employee of RMI?? How long has this been going on, and what exactly are her qualifications for holding that position?
One would assume that being in a supervisory position regarding pool operations, she should have some previous experience in the skills necessary for the people she supervises. Does she?
Was she the only applicant for that job, or were other applicants also evaluated based on their previous experience and job skills (or is this another case of you help me, I’ll help you).
Who was the PREVIOUS pool supervisor (or was this a newly created position since Carl was elected to the board)?
August 12, 2008 at 07:36
Norman,
Your “facts” are, as usual, just plain wrong. You are once again trying to create an issue where none exists. Carol Weinstein has been an employee of RMI and its predecessors, as best that I can remember, for at least 6 years.
Why couldn’t you have just made a phone call to Carol before posting this stuff, and ask her yourself. This latest post of yours only reinforces the belief of many in this community that all of your posts are based on totally unfounded accusations constantly referred to, by you, as “facts.”
August 12, 2008 at 15:08
Chuck Davis;
Just where did you read the word “facts” in my comment?
That funny looking thing at the end of the sentences is called a question mark. It invites you or anyone else to answer (including Carol Weinstein).
People who want to learn some thing (and determine the facts), often ask questions. Unfortunately people who answer do not all ways give honest answers.
It’s sort of like the list of questions I gave to you to ask Favil West, when you said you were going to interview him.
Did Favil decline to answer the hard questions, or did you decline to ask him?????????
August 12, 2008 at 16:17
Norman,
If you haven’t found the facts first. Don’t post questions. You knew where to get the answers, but chose to post your venom anyway.
If you want to ask Favil questions, call him and ask them.
August 12, 2008 at 17:55
Chuck Davis;
Please re-read the above editorial. You will find a list of five (5) questions. Each one ending in a question mark. They look like this (?)
As I said previously;
“People who want to learn some thing (and determine the facts), often ask questions.”
I used to think you were some kind of a journalist. You said you were going to interview Favil, but didn’t. Why don’t Y O U ask Favil the questions I gave you.
I am not a journalist. I wouldn’t dream of invading a resident’s privacy by calling him (or her), on the telephone to ask questions. That’s the job of a journalist like you used to be.
I do know of some one who WOULD (and has) telephoned a SCA resident, shouting and screaming into the telephone recently. If you would like me to reveal the name of this individual who would invade the privacy of a resident and scream obscenities into the telephone, just let me know on this web site. I will be more than happy to oblige.