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FIRE HIT LEISURE CENTRE PARTIALLY REOPENS BUT WITHOUT POOL A Wiltshire leisure centre damaged by fire will be partially reopened at the end of March but without it’s pool. Fire broke out at the Lime Kiln centre, in Wootton Bassett, on 18 December while it was open to the public. The fire damage centred on the health suite, swimming pool changing rooms, and the main corridor.


It also caused significant roof and structural damage in these areas, as well as the swimming pool plant room and there was further heavy smoke pollution in the swimming pool hall.


Jerry Kunkler, the council's portfolio holder for leisure, said: "I know local residents are very concerned the swimming pool is not opening at the same time.


"The damage in this area is extensive and we will be considering with the local community the best and most cost efficient way of


integrating this work with the anticipated campus provision in the area."


The leisure centre is operated by DC Leisure on behalf of Wiltshire Council.


OXFORD’S NEW 80 METRE POOL


Plans for a new competition- standard swimming pool in Oxford have been submitted for approval. Oxford City Council wants to build an eight-lane, 25 metre pool and a teaching pool at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre. The finished facility would replace pools at Temple Cowley and the existing pool at Blackbird Leys in the city. The pool is due to be completed by the autumn of 2012 and will cost about £8.5m to build.


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SPECIAL NEEDS POOL GETS BOOST FROM NEW UV SYSTEM


A new atg UV technology ultraviolet water treatment system has transformed a Cambridge hydrotherapy rehabilitation pool. The special needs visitors have spoken enthusiastically about an improved water quality and better pool atmosphere.


Cambridge’s Granta School replaced its existing ozone system with UV technology due to high capital running costs and several operational issues.


In comparison with ozone, UV is a simple, fully automatic process that cannot be overdosed. It is lower in capital costs and performs the same oxidation and disinfection tasks at a fraction of ozone’s running costs. The maintenance cost of UV equipment is lower than an ozone system, and does not increase significantly with age. The Cambridge project was managed and installed by H20 Servicing Ltd, specialists in swimming pool design, refurbishment, service and maintenance. H20 Servicing purchased and installed an atg UV Inline ECL dual lamp system, designed and manufactured in Wigan to client specifications such as bather load and pool size.


The system features an automatic wiper to prevent the build-up of deposits on the quartz tube, protective strainer baskets, half to full power for increased efficiency during periods of low usage and UV monitoring to ensure the systems consistently run at an optimum level. Site manager Joanna Clarke said: “The UV system has had a tremendous impact on our water quality. We have had many issues relating to the complexity of our previous ozone system, including safety concerns. What’s most impressive is how easy UV systems are to operate and their low running and maintenance costs.”


Ultraviolet treatment is an ideal solution for improving swimming


pool water and air quality. Using UVC lamp technology, atg UV’s treatment systems break down problem chloramines, resulting in a more pleasant and inviting leisure environment for customers, reducing ‘Red Eye’, skin irritations and chlorine smells.


The elimination of chloramines also produces crystal clear, sparkling water and vastly reduces the need for shock treatments and backwashes.


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PWTAG WANTS EVIDENCE ON GLASS AS AN ALTERNATIVE IN FILTERS


PWTAG, which offers independent advice and guidelines on swimming pool water treatment and management, says it can find no fresh, firm evidence to support the use of glass filter media as an alternative to sand in filters. The Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group has said it wants to “make entirely clear its position on glass filter media”.


“This area has been a subject of some dispute, and recently there have been some controversial


claims, and even challenges – firmly rejected – to PWTAG’s impartiality”. Glass has been promoted as an environmentally friendly and cost effective filter media that provides a viable alternative to sand. Made from recycled glass, it doesn’t involve intrusive mining and the use of scarce resources and claims are made that it produces savings on backwashing and water, energy and chemical treatment costs.


PWTAG’s quotes from its 2009 book, Swimming Pool Water: treatment and quality standards for pools and spas.


“Recycled glass has been promoted as a superior alternative to sand. It seems to function perfectly well as a filter medium, but additional claims are made. It is claimed that biofilms form less readily on glass than on sand, and that irritant


trichloramines form within these biofilms. (It is well established, however, that trichloramines form in the pool water.) PWTAG can find no peer-reviewed, published evidence for these claims”.


“This remains our position. In the two years since the publication of our book, and despite renewed claims from the distributor of the first brand of glass filter media, no fresh, firm evidence has come to our attention.


“In those two years, other brands of glass filter have come on the market. PWTAG knows of no good evidence to choose any particular brand. “The distributor of the first brand of glass filter media have extended their claims about the efficacy of this and other products and processes. PWTAG awaits peer-reviewed, published evidence for these claims”.


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