A Health Risk Advisor Reviews Our Design

Our friends at Gradient (a health risk advisor) took a hard look at our filtration system and gave us a rundown on any potential bacterial risks, which in turn helped show us what to expect operationally once we open.

The quickest possible summary of the incredibly detailed and amazing report: swimming in the river = totally possible.

By altering a combination of flow rate, capacity, and open hours, + POOL’s water quality will meet state requirements for swimmers.

They made a few recommendations on our operational model to ensure a healthy swim experience:

• Open for 8 hours instead of 16
• Increase the flow rate of the kids pool by 2.5x
• Decrease swimmer capacity a bit to take less of a toll on the system (PS: showering is still required :))

While we wait for the City of New York to give us site access to start the design/build process, we’re continuing to ensure a safe swim for everyone.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.