Spring Lake Pool Update

6/5/20

Great news, everyone!  The Spring Lake Pool is scheduled to open for the season on Monday, June 8th, (weather-permitting).

 If you are in a vulnerable age or medical group and feel the least bit uncomfortable using the Spring Lake Pool, please wait until the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that restrictions have been lifted to use outdoor facilities where you may come in close contact with other people.

The POA Offices and the Scheduling Office at the Plantation House will return to normal hours on Monday, June 8, (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the POA Service Center and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the Scheduling Office at the Plantation House).

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we prepare the pool for opening with added safety guidelines in place.  Important items to know before going to the Spring Lake Pool:

1. Temperature checks will be taken before you can enter the Spring Lake Pool Area.  Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will NOT be permitted entrance.

2. You must read and review the COVID-19 Pool Waiver located on our HHPPOA website AND sign the clipboard stating you have read and reviewed the waiver before you can enter the Spring Lake Pool Area.  If you refuse to sign the clipboard acknowledging that you understand the terms in the COVID-19 waiver, you will NOT be permitted entrance.  Click the link below to review the COVID-19 waiver found on our website:

http://www.hiltonheadplantation.com/PDF/COVID%20waiver%202020%20-%20Kids%20Kamp%20and%20Pool.pdf

3. If you want a place to sit down, you MUST bring your own chair.  We will NOT have dining chairs or chaise lounges available for use.  You will ALSO want to bring your OWN pool noodle as the pool noodles, we usually supply for the lazy river will not be available for the time being.

4. ONLY the HHP Photo ID Cards will be accepted for entrance into the Spring Lake Pool.  Use of the House Guest Cards have been suspended.  Property owners may still bring up to four (4) guests with them, and those guests must be relatives or bonified houseguests.  (Guests must be staying overnight  with you at your residence).  In other words, property owners and residents with leases of 9 months or longer can use their HHP Photo ID Cards to gain access to the pool, and they MUST accompany their guests. 

5. Property owners MUST get their HHP Photo ID Cards updated with the 2020 sticker at the POA Service Center BEFORE heading to the Spring Lake Pool.   We will NOT be updating the HHP Photo ID Cards at the pool.

6. While at the Spring Lake Pool, please practice social distancing and stay 6’ away from those who do NOT live in your household.

7. Please BE PATIENT with our new staff, lifeguards, and volunteers.  We have MANY new faces that have stepped up to the plate to make opening the Spring Lake Pool a possibility this season.  Please show kindness as they are also new to our updated check-in procedures.

8. We will be implementing a series of 2-hour time slots for individuals to come and enjoy the pool.  The schedule is on a first come-first serve basis.  No RESERVATIONS will be taken.

DAILY SCHEDULE (except Tuesdays):                                      Number permitted:

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM                                                                       150 people

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM                                                                     150 people

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM                                                                          150 people

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM                                                                          150 people

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM                                                                          150 people

TUESDAY SCHEDULE:                                                                    Number permitted:

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM                                                                     150 people

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM                                                                          150 people

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM                                                                          150 people

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM                                                                          150 people

These 2-hour time slots will allow staff 30-minute clean breaks in between groups.

You will only be permitted entrance into the Spring Lake Pool for ONE 2-hour time slot per day, and a maximum of 150 people will be allowed at the pool at one time. 

9. Morning Water Aerobics will begin Monday, June 15, at 8:30 AM (weather-permitting).  Those participants WILL ALSO need to have their temperature taken, sign the waiver/clipboard, and bring a ticket to join in the class.  Gretchen will be teaching Morning Water Aerobics on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays from 8:30-9:30 AM.  We encourage you to bring your own noodle and water weights if you have them.  POA Equipment of water weights will be made available, however, it must be disinfected by staff afterwards.

10. The Deep-end Water Class will begin Tuesday, June 16, at 5:30 PM (weather-permitting).  Those participants WILL ALSO need to have their temperature taken, sign the waiver/clipboard, and bring a ticket to join in the class.  Jackie will be teaching the Deep-End Water Aerobics on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 PM.  Participants should also bring their own equipment to class.  This class will start during a “clean break,” and they will be included in the total number permitted for the 6:00-8:00 PM time slot.

11. Morning lap swimmers will be allowed entrance from 7:30-8:15 AM for morning lap swim every day (except Tuesday).  They must have their temperature taken, and they must sign the waiver/clipboard before swimming.  No EVENING lap swim will be available for the time being.

12. Entrance for the Spring Lake Pool will be through the front gate of the pool, but users will need to exit the pool area via the back-service gate when leaving. 

13. If you bring a cooler to the Spring Lake Pool, Staff will be checking them to make sure you do NOT bring alcoholic beverages to the pool.  No booze, no glass allowed.  Food and non-alcoholic beverages are permitted but we kindly as that you keep all food/drinks at least 10’ from the edge of the pool.  Tables will be made available all around the pool deck for your use.

14. Lifeguards will be covering the Spring Lake Pool during peak times Monday through Friday.  For those with little ones at the pool, please be sure to keep a close eye on them as we will not always have lifeguards on duty.  Those youngsters who are NOT potty-trained should be wearing a swim diaper before entering the pool. 

Please note:  Depending on actual usage and the trends we experience these first few weeks of being open, adjustments may be made.  For questions, please contact the Director of Activities at 843-681-8800, ext. 226.  Stay tuned!