The BML pools and spray park are regulated by the PA Department of Health, which issues permits for their operation. For BML to be allowed to operate facilities like these, stringent health and safety requirements must be followed.

The two pools and the spray park each have their own filtration ‘system’. Water from one pool (or the spray park) is not mixed with water from another. This means that if there is a water quality issue in one system, the others are not affected and can remain open.

A computerized system continually tests and adjusts the chlorine levels for each pool / spray park. It is able to compensate for temperature, the amount of sunlight, and number of swimmers, all of which can affect chlorine levels. To ensure accuracy the pool staff manually tests the water in each system 3 times each day. Then once each week a certified independent laboratory tests the water quality and reports their results to both BML and to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

If any of these tests find an issue with water quality, the affected system is temporarily closed and the water is treated (usually, shocking with chlorine or other chemical). That system will remain closed until subsequent tests verify that the water quality has returned to healthy levels.

BML engages a professional pool management company that provides professional advice in the operation of the pools, including the proper application of chemicals used to treat the water and keep the pool clean.