Do you have a pool or hot tub? Here are some things you need to know when emptying the water.
Pool and hot tub water and their associated maintenance products contain chemicals that may seriously harm aquatic plants, insects, micro-organisms, fish, birds and animals when disposed of improperly. When pool and hot tub water is emptied into a storm drain, it ends up in our stormwater ponds, wetlands and eventually the North Saskatchewan River, which is our source of drinking water. 
Using the basement drain
Empty chlorinated and saltwater pool and hot tub water into the sewer line found in the basement drain of your home. The chemically treated water then enters the sewer line where it will be sent for treatment.
Example of connecting one end of a garden hose to the hot tub and releasing the water in the basement drain with the end of the hose.Â
Do not empty your hot tub or pool into the storm drain or onto your lawn.
Using the storm drain to dispose of untreated pool or hot tub water is not permitted. This action is prohibited under Federal and Provincial legislation and local stormwater guidelines. Aquatic species and wildlife are extremely sensitive to chlorine, bromine and salt.
If pool owners are not able to dispose of water through their indoor drain, pool and hot tub water must be de-chlorinated (for chlorine and bromine) before it can be emptied into yards, paved areas or a storm drain. De-chlorination chemicals can be found through your local spa product retailer or hardware store.
Even Strathcona County Staff and contractors are required to de-chlorinate drinking water before it enters the storm system.
Maintenance chemicals
Please bring old pool, hot tub or spa chemicals to the Broadview Enviroservice Station for proper disposal.
We appreciate those pool and hot tub owners who are properly disposing of their water. Thank you for your efforts to protect our water and aquatic wildlife. Â
Utilities
Phone: 780-467-7785
Email: scutilities@strathcona.ca
