The main swimming pool at Parkersburg City Park will close for the season effective immediately.
The City Park Splash Pad will remain operational as scheduled on Friday and Saturday August 27th & 28th and again, Saturday, Sunday and Monday September 3rd, 4th & 5th.
Public Works Director Everett Shears and Parks Supervisor Buck McCroskey notified Mayor Tom Joyce this afternoon that the main pump which circulates water for the swimming pool failed and cannot be repaired in a time frame commensurate with safe operations for the last few days scheduled for the 2022 season.
Shears explained that, "The Splash Pad operates on a separate and independent circulation and purification system than does the main pool."
"After conferring with Buck and the other Certified Pool Operators on staff and touching base with the Parkersburg YMCA, which operates and staffs the pools, we determined early closure our only option, but all agreed that the s
Splash Pad could safely remain open for use during these last few days of the season," said Shears.
Adults will be admitted free to the City Park Splash Pad with children's rates being the same for these remaining days.
Southwood Pool will be open as normal during the remainder of the season on weekends only as previously communicated.
Shears has already arranged to have the main pump removed and sent out for a focal independent review for repair and rebuild; the current pump was installed in 2015, three years prior to the splash pod build with the pool remodel completed a few years ago.
"If the pump cannot be adequately repaired, we will make arrangements to replace the pump for next season," commented Mayor Joyce.
2022 was another successful year for City of Parkersburg Pools with total City Park attendance of 16,815 to date and Southwood Attendance of 7729.
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