South Dakota Community Pool – Penetron System for Long Lasting Concrete

The renovation of the Canton South Dakota Community Pool was completed in June 2024, just in time for the 2024 summer season. The renovation brings back a beloved local attraction to Canton, South Dakota (USA). The Penetron System of crystalline concrete waterproofing ensures the impermeability of the Community Pool and the overflow tank.

Canton is located in the southeast corner of South Dakota, about 24 miles south of Sioux Falls, and has a population of just over 3,000. It was founded by Norwegian immigrants in the hilly areas of the Sioux Valley, with the Big Sioux River to the east and Lake Alvin to the north. The city was recognized as South Dakota's "Community of the Year" in 2004 and 2011.

“The original community pool was built 60 years ago. However, a fire had destroyed the water filtration system and the pool basin had deteriorated, leaking up to 30,000 liters of water per day in recent years," explains Christopher Chen, Director of Penetron Group. "Because the city government saw the pool community as an attraction for young families and the city's youth, replacing the old pool became urgent."

Burbach Aquatics designed the renovated pool layout with six 25-yard (23 m) swimming lanes and added geothermal bubblers, sprinklers, three- and one-meter diving towers, and concrete for the pool and walkways.

The $7 million project was performed by Northland Concrete & Masonry as the general contractor. During the planning phase of the project, Penetron provided Burbach Aquatics with waterproofing test data to support the proposed 1% dosage for PENETRON ADMIX SB, a crystalline waterproofing admixture delivered in soluble bags, for the concrete mix.

"The mix design with PENETRON ADMIX SB met all the requirements specified for durable and waterproof concrete used for the pool basin and overflow tank," adds Christopher Chen.

PENETRON ADMIX SB was added to the concrete mix by TriState Ready Mix, the ready mix concrete supplier, to construct the new pool and overflow tank. Finally, a combined use of PENETRON, a crystalline waterproofing material and PENECRETE MORTAR, a crystalline waterproofing repair mortar, was used to repair the cracks and construction joints of the pool wall and floor, ensuring a permanent waterproof solution.

Once exposed to moisture, the active ingredients in the crystalline Penetron System products produce an insoluble crystalline formation throughout the pore and capillary tubes of concrete, permanently sealing microcracks, pores and capillary joints from the ingress of water or liquids from any direction. This formation provides long-term protection for the concrete from wear and tear, even under the consistently high hydrostatic pressure found in the Canton Pool Community.

“The Penetron System will perform consistently throughout the life of new and repaired concrete due to its ability to self-repair future fine cracks that may form in the concrete,” says Christopher Chen. “This will eliminate almost any future maintenance or treatment of the construction of the pool'.

Source: https://www.penetron.com/news-media/media-releases/view/Community-Swimming-Pool-in-South-Dakota-Depends-on-the-Penetron-System-for-Long-Lasting-Concrete/