City of Boulder Information on Outdoor Pool Use

See attachment as well as read the letter below from Alison Rhodes, City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Director

Dear Community Member,

In August, we began hearing from many of you asking us to consider operating Boulder’s outdoor pools through this winter because of the pandemic. We heard you and began an exhaustive analysis of what might be possible. Please read the attached document for details of that analysis, and here is what we have determined:

While operating through the winter is not feasible without major facility modifications and significant expense, we will extend Boulder’s outdoor pool season as conditions allow:

• Spruce Pool will remain open until:
  • Average lane utilization at outdoor pools drops below 20 swimmers per hour (indicating the community outdoor swimming interest could be met solely by the Scott Carpenter Pool); OR
  • Night-time air temperatures average below 50 degrees.

• Upon closure, the pool at the East Boulder Community Center will open for public use.

• Scott Carpenter Pool will remain open until:
  • Sustained average lane utilization drops below 60% ; OR
  • Daily air temperatures average below 50 degrees.

• Upon closure, the pool at the South Boulder Recreation Center will open.

• Staff will maintain discretion to limit hours or close temporarily based upon weather conditions or to allow adequate recovery following a water rescue.

We hope you will recognize the efforts we have taken and are taking to provide swimming amidst the pandemic, and we know that some of you will still be disappointed in this outcome. Simply put, the extraordinary measures it would take to operate either of Boulder’s outdoor pools through the winter are not realistic nor would they align with our resources. If you would like to visit one of our three indoor pools, we have also provided information in the attached analysis on the measures in place at our recreation centers to facilitate safe swimming.

In closing, your team at Boulder Parks and Recreation will continue to work very hard to provide opportunities for safe recreation through the pandemic. We will also use what we have learned to evaluate when Scott Carpenter Pool might feasibly open in Spring 2021. Stay tuned for that information, as well as other recreation opportunities (in-person or virtually) online.

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss, please feel free to reach out.

Sincerely,

Ali Rhodes
Director 
rhodesa@bouldercolorado.gov         

Click on this link for annalysis document           https://www.clubassistant.com/c/72B32A1/file/Outdoor_Pool_Season_Extension_Analysis.pdf

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All BAM Workouts Are by Reservation Only on "Signup.com"

For BAM Members only!
Sign-ups begin Sundays at 5:30 pm
No changes or cancellations two hours prior to a workout please.

• Two people per lane – starting & stopping at opposite ends of the pool 
  Please only signup for three workouts per week - we are trying to give everyone an  opportunity to swim
• No drop-ins, no guests, no extra people on deck
• Please read all Pool/COVID protocols thoroughly 
• Everyone must follow the facility and BAM protocols – 100% compliance

• Entrance is through the porch on the west side of the building
• The front entrance is off limits to BAM swimmers
• No use of locker rooms; leave your clothes in a small pile near your lane - clothes can be in a cloth bag or plastic container.. please don't leave your clothes leaning against the wall, on benches, chairs, etc
• Jane will be waiting to check-in people, assign lanes and go over protocol - look for her on a grassy knoll, southwest of the parking lot
• Please arrive 10 minutes before workouts start
• Entrance to the pool will be through the west doors on the north side and exit is through the west doors on the south side
• It's time to reconnect with your lane mates and it's a bit of challenge to do so during the workouts so plan on coming to workouts early or staying after workouts if you want to chat with your fellow BAM swimmers!

• Entrance to the pool is on the southeast side of the Elks building
• Please be 10 minutes early to the workout and ready just south of the entrance gate 
• Jane or a BAM Coach will check-in people, assign lanes & go over protocol just south of the entrance..do not enter the pool until the Coach has given the green light to do so
• Each swimmer will have two chairs by their lane to use for clothes... plastic containers for clothes are not allowed at the Elks Pool
• Only 3 people can use the restroom at a time