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Ramada Ponoka 57423 - Whirlpool

1 - 6707 Highway 53 Ponoka AB T4J 1K3 · Aquatic Facility

32 inspections

  1. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • - Unsatisfactory bacteriological water sample for the collection taken June 29, 2026. The report indicates that the water sample collected on June 29, 2026, found Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated.
  2. Monitoring Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • - Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been isolated from a most recent sample collected on December 9, 2025. Please ensure the pool is closed immediately, drained, clean and disinfected, a resample is taken.
  5. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 04. Is the chemical quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • Current: FAC residual measured is 0.55 mg/L The pH measured is 7.96. Previous- FAC residual measured at 0.61 mg/L with an ORP of 720 mV.- pH is 7.73. Please ensure the pH is between the range of 6.8-7.6.
  7. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 04. Is the chemical quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • - FAC residual measured at 0.61 mg/L with an ORP of 720 mV.- pH is 7.73. Please ensure the pH is between the range of 6.8-7.6.
  8. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • - Bacteriological sample report for the specified aquatic system indicates the isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the most recent sample collected on October 14, 2025.
  10. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  11. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • - Unsatisfactory bacteriological water sample received. The report indicates the isolation of pseudomonas aeruginosa from a 100 mL sample collected on September 23, 2025.
  12. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  13. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • Current: Psuedomonas aeruginosa has been isolated for the 2 consecutive samples. Previous: Unsatisfactory water sample received. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa isolated in the facility whirlpool.
  14. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • Unsatisfactory water sample received. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa isolated in the facility whirlpool.
  15. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  16. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 14. Is the pool maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, good repair and are temperatures being properly regulated?
      • A broken tile was observed in the whirlpool basin.Make sure to repair the whirlpool basin to prevent further disrepair.
  17. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  18. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 07. Are the filtration, circulation and disinfection systems used to maintain water quality working properly (Non-Critical)?
      • - Multiple flow meters in the mechanical room are not in good working order. These flow meters were not providing a reading. Please ensure all flow meters in the mechanical room are in good working order.
  19. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  20. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 03. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Non-Critical)?
      • Alberta Precision Laboratory report indicates unsatisfactory level of HPC at 150 cfu per mL in a 100 mL sample.Please ensure proper treatment is taken to reduce Heterotrophic Plate Counts to below 100 cfu per mL in a 100 mL sample, to promote a safe whirlpool environment for recreational use.
  21. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  22. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 03. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Non-Critical)?
      • Unsatisfactory water sample results.Sample collected on 09/07/2024HPC = 3060 CFU/mLPlease investigate and troubleshoot the pool system to ensure HPC is below 100 CFU/mL.
  23. Monitoring Inspection

    0 infractions

  24. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  25. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 03. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Non-Critical)?
      • Unsatisfactory water sample results.Sample collected on 2024-01-02HPC = >57000 CFU/mLPlease investigate and troubleshoot pool system to ensure HPC is below 100 CFU/mL.
  26. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  27. Demand Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 03. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Non-Critical)?
      • Unsatisfactory water sample results.Sample collected on 2023-12-12HPC = 200 CFU/mLPlease investigate and troubleshoot pool system to ensure HPC is below 100 CFU/mL.
  28. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  29. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 07. Are the filtration, circulation and disinfection systems used to maintain water quality working properly (Non-Critical)?
      • Sept 28:Flow observed by PHI at 55 gpm. This matched the flow recorded by the operator in the log book.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Apr 13:Operator emailed photos of floating weirs in skimmers.Operator emailed photo of whirlpool flow meter and log book showing flow of 55gpm.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Mar 27:- Turnover = 950gal/60gpm = 15.8 minutes - Filtration rate = 60gpm/4.9sq.ft = 12.24gpm/sq.ft
  30. Demand Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 02. Is the bacteriological quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • Unsatisfactory water sample received:Sample collected on Nov 21, 2023.Total coliforms - ABSENTHPC - 90 CFU/mLPseudomonas - ISOLATEDOperator will close and treat the whirlpool immediately. Please resample after treatment.
    • 07. Are the filtration, circulation and disinfection systems used to maintain water quality working properly (Non-Critical)?
      • Sept 28:Flow observed by PHI at 55 gpm. This matched the flow recorded by the operator in the log book.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Apr 13:Operator emailed photos of floating weirs in skimmers.Operator emailed photo of whirlpool flow meter and log book showing flow of 55gpm.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Mar 27:- Turnover = 950gal/60gpm = 15.8 minutes - Filtration rate = 60gpm/4.9sq.ft = 12.24gpm/sq.ft
  31. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 07. Are the filtration, circulation and disinfection systems used to maintain water quality working properly (Non-Critical)?
      • Sept 28:Flow observed by PHI at 55 gpm. This matched the flow recorded by the operator in the log book.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Apr 13:Operator emailed photos of floating weirs in skimmers.Operator emailed photo of whirlpool flow meter and log book showing flow of 55gpm.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Mar 27:- Turnover = 950gal/60gpm = 15.8 minutes - Filtration rate = 60gpm/4.9sq.ft = 12.24gpm/sq.ft
  32. Demand Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 04. Is the chemical quality of the water in this pool satisfactory (Critical)?
      • Apr 13: Photo sent by operator shows Free Chlorine measuring 1.5ppm.Please maintain Free Chlorine at 2.0ppm or greater.Previously: Free Chlorine was measured at 0.76ppm. Please maintain Free Chlorine at 2.0ppm or greater.
    • 07. Are the filtration, circulation and disinfection systems used to maintain water quality working properly (Non-Critical)?
      • Apr 13:Operator emailed photos of floating weirs in skimmers.Operator emailed photo of whirlpool flow meter and log book showing flow of 55gpm.Turnover = 950gal/55gpm = 17.3 minutesPlease adjust the flow to ensure that the whirlpool maintains turnover at 15 minutes or lower.Mar 27:- Turnover = 950gal/60gpm = 15.8 minutes - Filtration rate = 60gpm/4.9sq.ft = 12.24gpm/sq.ft
    • 15. Has an owner or owner's agent, if any, been identified and is the pool operated and maintained by a qualified pool operator?
      • Mar 27: The pool operator certificate was not observed during inspection.If this has been renewed, please email a copy of this to me. If this has not been renewed, please renew the pool certificate within the next 30 days.Previously: The pool operator's certificate is expired. The operator is in the process of renewing her pool operator certificate.Please submit a valid pool operator certificate to our office on/before the above deadline.