In addition to free admission and open swimming, there will be fee-based programs offered at Noon starting July 31. The community has just been tremendous in the support that they’ve given this project and the excitement that’s been out there. We’ve had tremendous support at the legislature, the county, the city and, most importantly, the community. Olson is quick to praise those who have supported the project. This pool is going to be free and we’re eliminating barriers so folks can come, swim and recreate.” ”We’re opening a pool that would traditionally be a paid facility. And admission is free,” said Jon Olson, Park Board Commissioner. “It’s just an absolutely world-class facility right here in North Minneapolis. The regeneration basin also offers valuable habitat for frogs, turtles and other wildlife. The regeneration basin features dozens of aquatic plant species. Landscape plantings around the swimming provide a welcoming and natural setting. Lifeguards will be on duty when the pool is open. Lockers and showers are located outside the pool house. The Webber pool house provides entry into the facility, restrooms and a drinking fountain with water bottle filling station. The lower pool also features a jumping platform into 11’7” deep water. The larger lower pool offers an open swim area sloping to 6’4” deep and a lap swim area approximately 6’ deep. The upper pool is shallower, reaching 3’7” deep. The Webber pool facility features upper and lower pools with zero depth entry for accessibility. In the meantime, Park Board employees are hand cleaning and vacuuming the pool the hand cleaning and vacuuming takes 16 hours a day. Another type and set of robotic vacuums, needed to expedite the daily cleaning process, are being custom built and are expected to arrive by early September. The first specialized robotic vacuums used by the Park Board were not effective and returned in June. The entire 500,000 gallons of pool water is cycled through the filters and regeneration basin every 12 hours. Plants and gravel layers in the regeneration basin help cleanse the water before it is pumped back into the pool. Pool water flows through biological filters before reaching the regeneration basin. The Webber pool holds 500,000 gallons of water and the regeneration basin near the pool holds approximately 7,000 aquatic plants rooted in layers of limestone and granite gravel. The Webber pool is larger than many European NSPs. While more than 20,000 public and private NSPs are in Europe, this is the first public NSP to be built in North America. NSPs use filters and plants, not chemicals, to cleanse the water. It’s better for the environment and for users because we’re not using any chemicals.“ It’s part of what keeps our Parks System the number one park system in the United States. Details and photos of the pool are at “We’re really excited to have it opening,” said Jayne Miller, Superintendent of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. A grand opening will be held in summer 2016. Major construction work is completed, however the pool’s unique water management systems need ongoing monitoring and additional specialized robotic vacuums for maintaining the pool before it can open daily. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s newest innovative project is located in north Minneapolis at 4300 Webber Parkway. The much anticipated Webber Park Natural Swimming Pool (NSP) is opening on Friday, July 24 and will be free and open 1-7 pm, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day weekend, including Monday, September 7. Minneapolis Parks new Webber Natural Swimming Pool opening July 24 Posted on 20 July, 2015
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