Personal Injury Law

Nevada Town Plans To Zap Cyptosporidium In Pool

We've written much about last summer's outbreak of Cryptosporidium in Utah.   Next door, in Nevada, the town of Fernley is making parasite control a big part of its pool upgrades.

The municipality  of 19,700 is spending $731,368 on its "pool deck improvement project."  Included in the scope of the project is parasite fighting system  RGJ.com reports:

Part of the upgrades includes installation of an ultra violet light sanitation system, to which Board member Chris Beni asked what the benefit of that system entailed.

Facility Director Jann Van Horn said, "I suspect the CDC (Center for Disease Control) will be requiring it very shortly based on the literature I've been reading."  She went on to say the UV disinfection system get rid of water born germs including Cryptosporidium and Giardia, instantly.

Van Horn added those two water born germs shut down pools in Salt Lake City, Utah. She went on to say the UV disinfection systems are now required in the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The rest of the story can be found here.

Full post as published by Cryptosporidium Blog on March 26, 2008 (boomark / email).