The Cromwell Pool fully opened last week, with its new centralised water-sourced heating system up and running.
Central Otago District Council Parks and Recreation Manager Gordon Bailey and staff were pleased to see the heat pump doing its job and people back in the pool.
“The project, which involved converting from the LPG boiler to a system that transfers heat from the water mains to the pool, has not been without its challenges. We’ve had supply chain issues with getting the equipment into the country, and there’s been Covid on top of that, which have both impacted on the work programme. But we have got there in the end. Thanks to everyone for their patience over the past three months.”
Central Otago District Council received a $100,000 grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) towards the cost of this heating replacement.
Cromwell Community Board chair Anna Harrison said the CCB had fully supported this initiative, which would see a significant reduction in Council’s carbon footprint in operating the Cromwell Pool.
“We’ve been looking forward to a cleaner, greener chapter for the pool with the upgrade of the heating system. Now we can have a more sustainable future, with fewer carbon emissions. This is quite an achievement and something we can be proud of as a community.”
The new system will also mean lower operating costs and will shift the majority of energy usage to electricity.
Swim School resumed on Monday (25 July 2022) for the beginning of Term 3.
