“There was so much misinformation floating around and speculation ... about $2,800 in drain improvements were made to the pool recently, said Kathy Bard, assistant city administrator.

French drains are an incredibly popular drainage solution, but they are far from the only option. In some yards, you're much better off with a soakaway. Soakaways have lots of different applications.

that fencing around pools doesn't have gaps kids can squeeze through, and that drains have proper covers and cut-off valves to prevent people from getting sucked in and trapped underwater.

Owners of public pools in Minnesota must provide information to the Minnesota Department of Health by July 1 about their pools and the drain covers in their pools in order to renew or receive a ...