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The document outlines the rules and regulations for the Emory Valley Recreation Club swimming pool. It details policies on pool hours, membership identification, guest privileges, child supervision, health and sanitation, swimming and diving safety, conduct, and enforcement of rules. Failure to comply with the rules may result in suspension of pool privileges. The lifeguards, pool manager, and board of directors are responsible for enforcing the rules and regulations.

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Pool Rules

The document outlines the rules and regulations for the Emory Valley Recreation Club swimming pool. It details policies on pool hours, membership identification, guest privileges, child supervision, health and sanitation, swimming and diving safety, conduct, and enforcement of rules. Failure to comply with the rules may result in suspension of pool privileges. The lifeguards, pool manager, and board of directors are responsible for enforcing the rules and regulations.

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Pool Rules and Regulations

The following rules and regulations have been established for the benefit
and protection of all users of the Emory Valley Recreation Club swimming
pool facilities, and to provide enjoyable recreation for all members and their
guests.

Members are requested to cooperate in observing these rules.


Parents are urged to caution their children to observe the rules and to
obey the instructions of the lifeguard on duty.
The lifeguard is charged with maintaining pool order and safety.
Failure to comply with these rules may result in suspension of pool
privileges.

Pool Hours/Guarded Hours


The pool will be open for swimming Daily from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Guards are on duty Monday - Sunday from 1:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.
Management
The Board of Directors in accordance with Corporation by-laws, will be in
charge of the pool and various phases of its operation.

Enforcement of the Rules


The Board of Directors will be the governing body for proper enforcement
of rules and regulations as established by the Corporation. These rules and
regulations are to be administered by the lifeguard on duty, pool manager,
and/or board of directors who all have the authority to request police
assistance in the event of refusal to vacate the premises or threats of
physical violence.
Lifeguards, Pool Manager, Board of Directors also have the authority
to suspend pool privileges for infractions of the rules and regulations
for periods of time up to one week, depending upon the severity of
the offense. Suspension applies to the entire member
family. Suspension of pool privileges for one or more weeks for serious

offenses will be by action of the Board of Directors. Parents will be notified


by a committee member, or pool manager, in the case of a suspension of
more than 24 hours.
Revocation of membership for violations of rules and regulations is possible
under Article IV, Section 9 of the by-laws.
Lifeguards will keep a written record of offenders.

Identification and Registration


All persons using the pool are required to register upon first entering the
pool enclosure by presenting their membership card to the lifeguards on
duty. Members shall register their guests.

Guest Privileges
The following rules and regulations support Article IV, Section 10 of the bylaws:
Members will be charged $2.00 per guest per visit. Member must
pay lifeguard for guests upon entering the pool.
The number of guests per membership may not exceed six at any
one time, except by approval of the President of the Board of
Directors.
Non-swimming guests will be permitted into the pool enclosure at no
fee.
All guests must be accompanied by a member, and members will be
held responsible for the conduct and safety of their guests, as outline
in the liability waiver.
Lifeguards have been extended guest privileges during their off-duty
hours. These privileges are specified in the Lifeguard Contract, and
do not extend to the families of lifeguards.
Housekeepers and baby sitters may have pool privileges during the
discharge of their duties.
A child (under 18 years old) may bring no more than two guests at a
time unless the parent member is present and remains at the pool.

Any member who does not comply with the rules for guest privileges as set
forth above will be subject to penalties (suspension or revocation) set forth
in the by-laws, Article IV, Section 9.

Admission of Children
It shall be the prime responsibility of parents to safeguard the
activities of their children while engaged in utilizing the facilities of
the Corporation. It is not the purpose of the Corporation to provide
for or administer any basic swimming test, or to establish
qualifications to swim in given depths of the pool. Rather, the
responsibility for determining a swimmers qualifications to use
one depth area versus another will be charged to the judgment of
the parents. A member assumes these same responsibilities for
guests.

Wading Pool
Supervision of children under 6 years of age in the wading pool will
be the responsibility of the person bringing them into the pool area.
Children in the wading pool shall be attended by a responsible person
inside the wading pool fence.
Anyone admitting a child to pool area automatically assumes
responsibility for the child.
The wading pool is off limits to swimmers 6 years of age and over
unless they are attending a younger child.
Non-toilet trained babies and toddlers MUST wear swim diapers. This
rule will be strictly enforced

General Pool Usage


Admission to the pool will be by key only during periods when
lifeguards are off duty, or in the early and late swimming season
when lifeguards are not employed.

Members will be held responsible for the use of their pool key by any
person. Members are specifically forbidden to admit any person with
whom they are not personally acquainted.
Adults must lock the gate each time they enter or leave the pool;
furthermore, they assume complete responsibility for anyone they
admit to the pool area.
Key privileges are allowed only to family members 16 years of age
and older.

Pool Usage when Lifeguards are on Duty


All Children 0-11 years of age must be accompanied at all times by a
person 16 years of age or older when on pool property.
Children 12-18 years of age will be permitted in the pool
unaccompanied by adults when a lifeguard is on duty, at the
discretion of their parents. It is the responsibility of the parent to
make sure that the guards are on duty when dropping off
children under the age of 16 and picking up children when
unguarded hours begin.
A member child (under 18 years old) may bring no more than 2
guests at a time unless the parent member is present and
remains at the pool.

Pool Usage when Lifeguards are NOT on Duty


Member Children Member children 0-15 years of age must be accompanied by
parent member, babysitter, or sibling (members between 16
and 18 years old may be responsible for younger siblings at the
discretion of their parents).
Member children 16 - 18 years of age may use the pool during
unguarded hours at the discretion of their parents, but may not
have non-member guests unless the parent member is present
and remains at the pool.

Non-member Guests No guests under 18 years old are permitted at the pool during
unguarded hours unless the parent member is present and
remains at the pool.
It is specifically prohibited for children under the age of 18 to swim
alone. It is strongly recommended that no one swim alone.

Any member child under 16, or non-member guest under 18,


swimming without adult supervision will be subject to suspension
from the pool for one week.

Health and Sanitation


Food and drinks are permitted in the designated eating areas only.
Smoking is expressly prohibited inside pool fence or in grassy area
outside pool fence. Smoking should be no closer than the parking lot.
Glass and chewing gum are expressly prohibited on pool property.
Pets are not permitted in the pool enclosure.
Littering of the pool and park property is prohibited. All refuse must be
placed in containers provided for such purpose.
Restroom facilities are provided for all persons using the pool.
Non-toilet trained babies and toddlers MUST wear swim diapers. This
rule will be strictly enforced

Swimming and Diving Regulations


Only one person will be permitted on the diving board at one time. Divers
will not dive until previous diver, or swimmers, have left the area below the
board. Diving will not be permitted from the side of the board. Excessive
bounding of the board is prohibited. Running dives from the pool deck are
prohibited. Swimmers must keep clear of the immediate diving area when
the diving board is in use.

Floats are to be kept between the shallow end and the rope. The use of
floats or other toys shall be left to the discretion of the lifeguards and will
depend upon pool conditions. There should be absolutely no jumping from
the side of the pool onto a float in the water.
The rope must be kept up at all times.

Rules of Conduct
Dunking, running, horseplay, and other unsafe practices are considered to
be serious offenses. Offenders are subject to disciplinary action by the
lifeguards, who have authority to enforce rules and regulations. The
throwing of hard (e.g. Frisbees) or sharp objects is prohibited.
Only the lifeguard is allowed on the lifeguards chair. Diving from the
lifeguards chair is expressly prohibited.

Telephone
The lifeguards or other responsible adult will be responsible for answering
the phone and enforcing the three-minute limit on calls, determining that
the need to make a call, and delivering messages to appropriate
parties. Calls should not exceed three minutes.

Pool Access
The only acceptable route to the pool for bicycle riders and walkers is the
path parallel to Emory Valley. Anyone going under, over, or through the
fence or shrubs which separate the pool property from the properties of the
homeowners behind the pool will be suspended from the pool for one week
for the first violation and for the summer for the second violation.

Pool Operation
The use of Styrofoam objects is discouraged. The Pool Manager and
Lifeguards may prohibit items which might adversely affect the operation of
the pool or associated equipment.

Roadside Gate

The roadside gate will be locked at all times when the pool is closed
for swimming.

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