The water filling the pools in Piedmont’s new community aquatic complex glistens alluringly in the mid-November sunshine.

The all-new facilities — changing rooms, outdoor showers, a lift assist compliant with the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act, a grassy pavilion, ice cream and snacks counter, staff rooms, party rooms and more — are pristine. Behind the scenes, advanced technology hums, whirs, clicks, modulates and self-regulates during testing of the chemical treatment, pumping, filtration and heating systems.

For people eager to dive in — or walk in via the zero-depth entry at one end of the activity pool — the methodical pace of the project’s required commissioning (testing) process feels like slow torture. Even so, most community members seem to agree that reliability and safety

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