The post featured a large poo emoji on top of Waikanae Pool. Photo: Facebook / Kapiti Coast District Council
Vomit, blood, faecal matter and ducks have all been behind closures at the Waikanae Pool this summer.
On Wednesday the Kapiti Coast District Council posted on Facebook that it needed to clear the pool for hygiene reasons a few too many times.
"While our aquatics facilities have been popping off this summer, we've had to sound the 'everybody out' alarm a few too many times over the summer months," the council wrote.
The post, which featured a large poo emoji, reminded parents and caregivers that swim nappies were required for under fours.
It also advised them to take children out of the water that looked a bit green around the gills.
Although the Waikanae Pool has had to close on several occasions due to hygiene issues, there has not necessarily been a 'code brown'.
Council Aquatics manager Steve Millar said due to being an outdoor venue where people could picnic, their most common hygiene issues were from children vomiting.
"So kids getting all sugared up, having a great run around, playing whatever they playing, and then not having enough time to relax before they jump in the pool and swim."
Blood from roughhousing by the pool and faecal matter also made the list of closure reasons.
But Millar said one of their most unusual closures this summer was for ducks.
"A family of ducks made itself at home and had some accidents in the pool, so we had to deal with that."
Millar said the pool had not closed more than usual and dealing with hygiene issues was part of normal swimming pool operation.
But he said there had been a fair bit of talk on Facebook about the closures, so it seemed like a good time to remind people how they could avoid issues.
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