POOL1 Floating Pool Project
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: New York City, New York, United States
Source: SILive
A long-planned floating pool designed to allow New Yorkers to swim in filtered East River water. The project is a scaled-down version at roughly 25% of the original design and is scheduled to be towed into position along the Lower Manhattan shoreline beneath the FDR Drive for initial testing. It requires six health department approvals before opening, with concerns about water quality, filtration
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- SILive
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Status
Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | A long-planned floating pool designed to allow New Yorkers to swim in filtered East River water. The project is a scaled-down version at roughly 25% of the original design and is scheduled to be towed into position along the Lower Manhattan shoreline beneath the FDR Drive for initial testing. It requires six health department approvals before opening, with concerns about water quality, filtration reliability, and swimmer safety. |
Original sector | Infrastructure |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New York |
City | New York City |
Source
Source | SILive |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-04-10 |
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