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Parks staff outline extensive mechanical and structural problems at Riverview Pool
Summary
Parks staff described century-old filters, a failed diving-well motor, a failing liner, and other safety and accessibility issues at Riverview Pool, and urged a professional evaluation to determine repair or replacement.
City parks staff gave the committee a detailed inventory of problems at Riverview Pool and urged a professional engineering assessment to determine whether repairs or replacement are the best use of public resources.
The presenter described three oversized sand filters that date to the pool's original 1929 installation and said parts are no longer made: "These were original 1929 sand filters," the presenter said, adding that staff must hand‑crank to backwash. She also described the diving well incident on the 18th when the motor failed and the diving well began losing water: "the motor went down...the diving well immediately just started going down," she said.
Other issues cited included a failing painted concrete kiddie pool that needs patching, a splash pad whose centerpiece (a lighthouse feature) cannot run due to failed piping, a competition pool liner installed in 2006 that is leaking and temporarily patched with epoxy, and concrete walkways with faults and holes. Staff also noted the bathhouse lacks ventilation and air conditioning and some showers are not accessible.
Given the age and unique construction of parts such as the large sand filters, staff recommended a specialist familiar with riverside pools perform a phased assessment — an on‑site technical evaluation followed by a feasibility study — to lay out what should be repaired, removed or rebuilt.
