The natural swimming ponds at Castlegar’s Millennium Park have once again been temporarily closed.
The city says during routine maintenance, civic works crews noted an issue with the well that feeds the ponds and irrigation infrastructure.
A replacement part has been ordered but until repairs can be completed, the city is closing the ponds as a precaution as water quality could be affected while the well is out of service.
“We recognize this timing is inconvenient with warm temperatures expected over the long weekend,” says municipal services director Chris Hallam.
“Safety is always a top priority with the natural ponds at Millennium Park and we look forward to reopening the ponds as soon as repairs are complete, and testing confirms the water is suitable for swimming.”
The city follows the Canadian Recreational Water Guidelines and regularly tests the natural ponds’ water quality and submits the results to the Interior Health Authority for review.
The ponds were previously closed for about a month this year after chlorine from an unknown source was discovered in them.
