Please read the Pool Rules listed below
2011 Pool Rules and Regulations
The pool will operate according to the following schedule:
Weekends Only: May 28 – June 26
Daily Operation: June 27 – September 5
Hours of Operation: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Ramapo River Reserve Homeowners Association
2011 POOL RULES AND REGULATIONS
The lifeguards have the authority to enforce the rules and regulations at all times. Residents, their families and guests shall be bound by all Health Department Regulations and the lifeguard shall have the right to enforce same at all times. The regulations shall include specifically, but not limited to, the following:

1. Hours: The pool may not be used at any time unless a lifeguard is present. Please note this rule will be strictly enforced. Pool hours are from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.

2. Badges: No one will be admitted to the pool area without a 2011 Pool Badge. Upon entering the pool area, each member and guest must sign the pool log held by the lifeguard.
Pool Badges will be issued to each full-time, year-round, permanent resident of a household, and an additional badge will be provided to each single-occupant household, provided that the unit owner is in good standing. (NOTE: the permanent badges will only be issued once). Validation stickers will be provided each year provided the unit owner is in good standing. Replacement badges will cost $10.00 each.
Except as otherwise provided for in these rules, the use of the pool is restricted to homeowners, tenants, members of their immediate families who are legally domiciled with them throughout the year, and authorized guests.

3. Swim Lessons: All Swim Lessons will be scheduled with the NYS Pool Management Lifeguards only. Swim lessons will be offered between the hours of 9:00AM – 10:00 AM and 7:00PM – 8:00PM Monday thru Friday only. No Private Swim Instruction will be permitted at the pool.

4. Diving: There will be no diving into the pool at any time.

5. Bathing Suit: All persons using the pool must wear a bathing suit.

6. Children: Children under the age of twelve years must be accompanied by an adult of at least 18 years. No more than three (3) children may be under the watch of an adult at least 18 years of age unless the adult is their parent. The lifeguard shall not be responsible for the care of children in the absence of parents and guardians. Children in diapers, not yet toilet trained, will be permitted in the pools only if they are wearing swim diapers (plastic or disposable). Baby coaches and carts may be brought no closer than five (5) feet from the waters edge.

7. Floatation Devices: “Swimmies” will only be permitted when the child’s parent or designated adult is in the pool or sitting on the edge with their feet in the water, ready to assist the child if the need arises. The child must be within arms reach of the adult if the adult chooses to be on the side of the pool. The adult may not be sitting in a chair close by. Adults may only watch one (1) child with “swimmies” at a time.
Vests with inner tubes around the waist will be permitted under the conditions prescribed above for “swimmies”. Any floatation device that supports a child solely from the back will not be permitted under any circumstances. Other flotation devices shall be judged acceptable by the lifeguards on an individual basis. Should the lifeguards determine that any device is acceptable, it will be permitted under the same conditions prescribed above for “swimmies”. Only Coast Guard approved life vests will be permitted for children to swim without adult supervision in the water. Such vests are clearly marked. Flotation devices such as Boogie Boards, Rafts, Inner Tubes, and the like, are not allowed in the pool or pool area at any time.

8. Radios: Portable radios may only be used with a headset.

9. No Smoking: Smoking is not permitted in the fenced-in pool area.

10. Food: No Food is allowed in the Pool Area. There is a designated area for food outside the pool equipped with benches for children and adults. All refuse must be deposited in the wastebasket provided. Glass is strictly prohibited. It is the responsibility of the residents to clean up after themselves. Abuse of this privilege will result in food being prohibited from the area entirely.

11. Animals: Animals of any type except Seeing Eye dogs are not permitted in the pool area. It is not permitted to tie up any animals to the pool fence.

12. Behavior: Ball playing, use of water pistols, running, jumping, pushing, horseplay, abusive language or any misconduct in general are not permitted in the pool or the pool area. The use of cell phones should be limited and please be aware of your voice level. Expectoration, roughness, or other conduct affecting the safety and comfort of others shall not be permitted.

13. Illness: Admission to the pool shall be refused to anyone with a cold, cough, fever, inflamed eye and/or disease, fever, nasal or ear discharges, evidence of skin disease or rashes, excessive sunburn, open blisters, cuts, wearing bandages or general uncleanliness.

14. Maintenance: The pool may be closed for maintenance, health conditions, weather, or any other reasons deemed sufficient by the Trustees of the Association or their representative.

15. Property Damage: Owners will be responsible for any property damage caused by themselves, members of their family, their tenants, or their guests. The cost of such damage will be charged to the responsible owner. The Association is not responsible for loss or damage to any personal property.

16. Guest Badges Each household will be provided with two (2) Guest Badges. Additional Guest Badges can be purchased for $25.00 per badge, which will be valid for the entire pool season. Guest Badges can not be purchased through the Lifeguards. Guests shall be permitted entry to the pool area only if accompanied by a resident.

17. Dividing Rope: The dividing rope will be installed at the request of a member or guest between the hours of 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 6:00PM – 8:00PM daily by the lifeguard only. A member or guest cannot remove the dividing rope at any time.

18. Scuba Equipment: No scuba equipment is allowed in the pool.

Authority: The lifeguards have complete authority to enforce the rules. The Lifeguards have been assigned the responsibility for maintaining appropriate conduct and environment in the pool area. If, in the opinion of the lifeguard, any member or guest is found refusing to comply with the rules and regulations or displays disorderly conduct, they will be asked to leave the premises. A second offense will result in a year suspension. All violations will be documented by the Lifeguard and forwarded to the Management Office.

The Ramapo River Reserve Homeowners Association and Wentworth Property Management reserve the right to establish rules and regulations for the use of the swimming pool and swimming pool area. All residents, their families and guests shall be subject to said rules and regulations at all times and to any modifications and changes thereof that will be made by the Board of Trustees and Management when necessary. The posting of any such rules and regulations distributed to the residents shall be binding onto the residents, their families and guests.

All the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and agreements of the Ramapo River Reserve Homeowners Association’s governing documents shall apply to the use of the swimming pool facilities to the extent they are relative thereof.

The Ramapo River Reserve Homeowners Association and Wentworth Property Management shall not be liable for any personal injury or death, or for loss of or damage to property resulting from or arising out of or in connection with the use of the swimming pool from or the facilities thereto or the existence of either, or out of the act, omission, negligence of any persons using the pool or facilities, or out of any accident(s) occurring at or near the pool while it is in or out of use.

All residents, their families and guests shall hold and save the Ramapo River Reserve Homeowners Association and Wentworth Property Management harmless from any and all claims or demands by reason of death or injury to persons or property or/loss of property caused or occasioned by the use of the pool facilities thereto by the resident or by his/her family or guests.

The Ramapo River Reserve Homeowners Association and Wentworth Property Management reserve the right to close the pool any one day in the week for maintenance purposes and further, reserve the right to close the pool because of inclement weather, and reserve the right to alter or change the hours of operation at any time. In the event of a thunderstorm and/or lightening, all swimmers MUST exit the pool until instructed otherwise by the Lifeguard.