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O'Fallon aquatics staff report lifeguard levels, chemical protocols and 2026 equipment requests
Summary
Aquatics staff told the O'Fallon Parks and Recreation Advisory Board they staffed 130–140 lifeguards in summer, track chemicals with HydroApps, and will ask council to approve 2026 items including an ADA lift, diving blocks and a diving board. Revenue and attendance figures for the season were also presented.
Tyler Hogue, the aquatic specialist for O'Fallon facilities, told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Sept. 9 that the department staffed about 130–140 lifeguards during the summer season and roughly 70–90 in the fall. "Our team, we meet, we maintain between a 130 to a 140 lifeguards in the summertime," Hogue said, and described shift supervision at both Alligators Creek and the Renaud Center.
Hogue outlined the department's chemical-management approach and safety routines. Outdoor Alligators Creek uses liquid chlorine, muriatic acid, calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate and a stabilizer; the Renaud Center uses pulsar tablets fed…
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