The Garnett city pool took another blow recently as one of the two filtration pumps blew a gasket. Fortunately, no one was hurt when it blew, but the result was a broken water main and an inoperable sand filter. Each filter sleeve has to be custom built to the specifications of the pools filters and liners. It will take 8 to 18 weeks for a replacement part to be manufactured, delivered, and installed. That leaves the city with three choices, a dilemma that City Manager Travis Wilson laid out to commissioners:
One concern will be how murkey the water will be. If the guards can not see the bottom of the pool, it would be a safety hazard and the pool would have to be closed until repaired. If the second filter blows, the pool would shut down until they both could be fixed, effectively ending the swimming season.
