Swimming Pool / Spa
Inspection Report


Jones County Environmental Services
105 Broadway Place, Suite 11
Anamosa, IA 52205
Phone: (319) 462-4715 Fax: (319) 462-5302
E-mail: environmental@co.jones.ia.us
  Facility Name: Camp Bear Creek
Address: 9106 42nd Ave.
Wyoming, IA  52362
Person Contacted: Kevin
Title: Camp Director & CPO
Registration No: SP53-005-100
Type: Routine

Water Quality Information
Name: Out. Pool < 1500
Registration No: SP53-005-100
Area (Sq. ft.): 1320
Volume (Gallons): 72000
Filter Type: Sand
Filter Rate: -
Turnover Rate: -
Chlorine (Free): 6.8
ORP: 854
Pool: 1-8ppm, ORP 700-880 mV
If less than 0.6ppm or greater than 8.0ppm = closure
Spa: 2-8 ppm ORP 700-880 mV
If less than 1.0ppm or greater than 8.0ppm = closure
Chlorine (Total): 7.0
Chlorine (Combined): 0.2
Bromine: NA
Pool: 2-18ppm Spa: 4-18ppm
Water Quality Information (continued)
Cyanuric Acid: 30
Must be less than 80 ppm
pH: 7.2
Pool and Spa: 7.2ppm-7.8ppm
If less than 6.8 or greater than 8.2 = closure
Total Alkalinity: 170
Calcium Hardness: 80
Temperature (F): 71.2
Spa must not exceed 104°
Type of Disinfectant: Liquid Chlorine
Disinfection make and model: Acco
Drain Cover make and model: Aquastar
Drain Cover exp. date: installed 5/1/2026
CPO: Patrick Hanrahan
CPO exp. date: 03/31/2029

Smoke Free Air Act
1. Facility in compliance with smoking ban?
( If no, complete complaint form )

Notes: Routine inspection. Facility planning for new pool installation. Please continue to perform at least two manual pH and free chlorine tests and continue to use the controller readings for documentation every four hours while pool is open. Discussed Iowa pool code requirement of 2 CEUs every year for the facility's CPO. Please email a letter of correction stating how the violations listed below have been and/or will be corrected to Todd.Jewell@linncountyiowa.gov within 30 days of this inspection.

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1) Management/Personnel Pool: 15.4(6)f(4) 24
Spa: 15.51(5)e(5) 17
  Item: Dates and quantities of chemical additions must be included in Operational Records
  Comment: Please record the dates and quantities of chemical additions in the operations log.
   
2) Management/Personnel Pool: 15.4(6)i 25
Spa: 15.51(5)g 18
  Item: A permanent manual of operation shall be kept in facility
  Comment: Please add instructions for chemical additions to the pool to the operations manual.
   
3) Decks Pool: 15.4(4)k(1) 21
Spa: 15.51(4)h(1) 15
  Item: Pool and Spa decks shall be maintained slip-resistant, and free of litter, obstructions and tripping hazards.
  Comment: There are several tripping hazards on the pool deck.
   
4) Safety Pool: 15.4(4)f(4) 17
  Item: A first-aid kit shall be equipped with: band-aids, sterile 4x4 bandage compress, self-adhering gauze bandage, disposable gloves, and a chemical cold press.
  Comment: Please add sterile 4x4 bandage compress, self-adhering gauze bandage (Coban) and a chemical cold compress to the first aid kit in addition to band-aids and disposable gloves.
   
5) Safety Pool: 15.4(4)l(2) 21
Spa: 15.51(4)k(2) 16
  Item: A fence, wall, or other means of enclosure shall have no openings that would allow the passage of a 4-inch sphere, and shall not be easily climbable by toddlers.
  Comment: There are gaps larger than 4 inches underneath the gate door and in the fencing next to the gate door.
   
6) Safety Pool: 15.4(4)b(3) 13
  Item: The lower end of each ladder rail shall be securely covered with a smooth nonmetallic cap.
  Comment: Please install smooth non-metallic caps on the bottom of each ladder railing.
   
7) Safety Pool: 15.4(6)l 13
Spa: 15.4(6)l 19
  Item: The facility management shall develop a written emergency plan. The plan shall include, but may not be limited to, actions to be taken in cases of drowning, serious illness or injury, chemical-handling accidents, weather emergencies, and other serious incidents. The emergency plan shall be reviewed with the facility staff at least once a year, and the dates of review or training shall be recorded in the pool records
  Comment: Please add facility protocols for hypothermia, heart attack and serious injury to the emergency action plan.
   
  Name   Date
Inspector: Inspection:
     
Report Received By: Received:
Reviewed By: Reviewed:

These items must be corrected as soon as possible in order to comply with the Iowa Department of Public Health Swimming Pool and Spa Rules. A letter regarding the actions which will be taken in order to correct all deficiencies must be submitted within 30 days to this office. If for any reason you take issue with any of the items cited regarding swimming pool rules, a variance can be requested by following the instructions in the Iowa Department of Public Health Swimming Pools manual, amended July 8th, 2009, page 57, section 641-15.7 (135I). Variance requests regarding spa rules must be made in compliance with the instructions in the Iowa Department of Public Health Spa manual, revised July 8th, 2009, page 32, section 641-15.7 (135I).