Neglected Swimming Pool Inspections
POOL INSPECTIONS
Privately owned pools in Richmond county can sometimes go without servicing or become abandoned. Pools that go unmaintained and become stagnant or have trash and debris inside can produce HUGE numbers of mosquitoes that can fly to bite members of nearby communities, providing irritation and a health threat as mosquitoes carry several serious diseases.
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water, and their offspring are aquatic, living in water until they emerge as adults. The leaves, trash, and algae that collect in unmaintained pools provide both habitat and food for mosquito larvae and allow them to thrive in large numbers.
If you would like to report an abandoned, unmaintained, or out of service pool, please call 311 (706-821-2300) or email our Mosquito Control Program Manager Jerry Albea at Jerry.Albea@dph.ga.gov and our inspectors will visit the property and ensure that the pool is removed/filled in or brought back into service.
