{"id":19866,"date":"2024-07-02T09:45:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/?p=19866"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:26:29","slug":"swim-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2024\/07\/02\/swim-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One solution for the heat? Take to the water! RHHD\u2019s teams are promoting health by land and by&#8230;well, river, in our case.<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Health team inspects\u00a0marinas\u00a0and\u00a0pools\u00a0to make sure that the water we want to jump into all summer long is as safe as possible. Environmental Technical Specialist Jay LeReche has been conducting marina inspections for more than ten years at locations including\u00a0Rocketts Landing,\u00a0\u00a0Richmond Yacht Basin, and\u00a0Kingsland Marina.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who spends a lot of time on the James himself, Jay says that clean waterways boost tourism and keep residents active and connected to nature. We all have a part to play in keeping the James\u2014and other water sources\u2014safe:<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>I boat!<\/strong>\u00a0Jay says each of Richmond and Henrico\u2019s marinas have carefully inspected\u00a0pump-out facilities\u00a0that help boat owners dispose of sewage safely. You can also take steps to reduce waste that occurs during refueling or cleaning your boat\u2014let&#8217;s keep paint chips and oils out of our river!<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>I fish!\u00a0<\/strong>Did you know that the Department of Wildlife Resources has\u00a0special recycling stations for getting rid of old fishing lines? Keep an eye out for these instead of throwing old line into the trash, which can impact wildlife and swimmers.<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>I prefer the pool!<\/strong>\u00a0RHHD primarily inspects hotel pools, but Jay says anyone managing a pool can practice water safety by\u00a0testing the water quality daily\u00a0for pH levels and chlorine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whatever your preferred method of spending time near the water, you can benefit from more water safety tips at\u00a0Healthy Swimming RVA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One solution for the heat? Take to the water! RHHD\u2019s teams are promoting health by land and by&#8230;well, river, in our case. 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