Emergency Pool Clean Up

To keep you, your family and your neighbors safe and healthy, please properly treat and maintain your pool and any other water sources that may exist on your property such as:

• Bird Baths
• Buckets
• Fountains
• Old Tires
• Pet Water Dishes
• Plastic Covers or Tarps
• Potted Plant Trays and Saucers
• Tree Holes
• Toys
• Wading Pools

Back yard pools are regular household amenities in our Valley neighborhoods. But these days, green pools are more common than they should be. As a resident or property owner with a pool, you are not only responsible for the safety of your family members and neighbors around water, but you are also responsible for maintaining your pool in a clean and healthy condition.

• Among other standing/stagnant water sources, green pools can be potential backyard mosquito breeding sites.
• It only takes 3-4 days for a mosquito to transform from larvae to a "biting" adult.
• A single bad pool can breed from 10,000 to 100,000 mosquitoes each day if not attended to.
• You are responsible for preventing mosquito breeding on your property.
• Maricopa County Environmental Services can issue a resident a notice of violation (Article II, Section 18-5) for public nuisance.