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4330 Webber Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55412

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Closed for the season.
2024 season information will be posted in May. 

Webber Natural Swimming Pool

Part of: Webber Park
Recreation Center: Webber Community Center

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Pool Facility Features

  • Zero depth entry for accessibility
  • Shallow pool (0 – 3’7” deep)
  • Open swim area (0 – 6’4” deep)
  • Jumping platform area (0 – 11’7” deep)
  • Lap swimming lanes (5’7” – 6’3” deep)
  • Pool House entry and restroom facility
  • Drinking fountain with water bottle filling station
  • Outside shower towers
  • Outside lockers
  • Grassy sun-bathing area

Good to Know

  • Capacity of up to 500 people
  • Certified lifeguards on duty
  • Free open swimming
  • Routine water testing
  • Lap Swim: 11:30 am–1 pm
    • Tuesday-Friday
    • $3 per day / $24 for 10 visits
    • During open pool time, lap swim is free
    • Register at rec center, pool house, or online
  • Swim lessons: 11:30 am-12:10 pm and 12:15 pm-12:55 pm
    • Tuesday-Friday
    • Multiple sessions June 20-August 19
    • $55 resident / $65 non-resident
    • Register at rec center, pool house, or online
    • Scholarships available

Keep it CLEAN, Keep it OPEN

  • Do not swim if you are sick.
  • Do not bring pets inside the pool area.
  • Do not bring food, beverages, tobacco or glass items inside the pool area.
  • Toddlers and babies must wear swim diapers.
  • Wear proper swim attire. Male swimwear must include a liner. Do not swim in athletic shorts or underwear.
  • Do not wear street shoes in the pool.
  • Shower before swimming.

The Webber Natural Swimming Pool mimics the natural cleaning mechanisms of a pond or lake and is not chlorinated.  Potentially sensitive populations such as the very young, elderly, pregnant women and the immunocompromised may have a greater health risk when using the Webber Natural Swimming Pool.

Water Park Rules

  • Swimmers must shower before entering the pool
  • No food, beverages, tobacco, pets or glass allowed in pool facility; no street shoes in pool
  • Toddlers and babies must wear swim diapers
  • Youth ages 9-12 must be accompanied by an adult age 18 or older in the facility
  • Children younger than 8 years old must be supervised by an adult age 18 or older in the water
  • We require a 1 adult to 4 children ratio for groups with children ages 12 and younger
  • Only United States Coast Guard approved lifejackets may be worn
  • Inflatable articles, balls, and water wings are not allowed
  • Horseplay, spitting, pushing, running, and any other unsafe behaviors are not allowed
  • During designated water safety breaks, all guests are required to exit the water
  • Staff has the right to remove any individuals in violation of Pool Rules or MPRB and City Ordinances
  • Obey staff and lifeguards at all times
  • Don’t swim if you have open sores or are sick
  • The pool will not open if the temperature is 65 degrees Fahrenheit or below
  • Pool users are responsible for their personal items. The MPRB is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.

Dress Code

  • Appropriate swimwear helps keep the water clean and is important to the health and water safety of all users.
  • All boy’s and men’s swim suits must have a liner.

Fabrics Allowed:

  • Nylon
  • Lycra
  • Polyester
  • Silicone
  • Latex
  • Swim Diapers
  • White Cotton

Fabrics NOT Allowed:

  • Colored Cotton
  • Denim (Jeans)
  • Leather
  • Wool
  • Corduroy
  • Undergarments
  • Disposable or Cloth Diapers

Webber Pool uses filters and plants, not chemicals, to cleanse the water

  • NSPs are living systems and do not use chemicals to treat the water; they function more like a stream, lake, or wetland
  • Webber’s regeneration basin near the pool holds approximately 7,000 aquatic plants rooted in layers of limestone and granite gravel

History of Natural Swimming Pools (NSP):

  • First private NSP, Austria, 1980s
  • First public NSP, Germany, 1998
  • Presently more than 20,000 public and private NSPs in Europe
  • Currently only private residential NSPs in North America

Construction of Webber Natural Swimming Pool

  • Began in the fall of 2013
  • Construction completed in June 2015; however opened in late July weekends only because specialized aquatic robotic vacuums for maintaining pool did not work and new customized vacuums needed to be built
  • Pool opened six days a week on June 11, 2016.

Webber is larger than many European Natural Swimming Pools

  • Swimming pool is 21,000 sq. ft. (500,000 gallons water)
  • Regeneration basin is approximately 16,250 sq. ft.

Learn about the history of Webber Natural Swimming Pool [PDF]

How NSPs Work

Pool water flows through biological filters first before reaching the regeneration basin

  • Plants and gravel layers in regeneration basin help cleanse the water
  • Fresh water is pumped back into pool
  • Entire volume of pool water recycled every 12 hours
  • Regeneration basin offers valuable habitat for frogs, turtles and other wildlife
  • Number of swimmers each day has a direct impact on ability of the plants to cleanse the water
  • In addition to the filters and plants, the pool is vacuumed daily

Upper Pool

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9/5/2023

Testing done for season.

8/28/23

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 11
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 42
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): <2
Water Temp (°F): 75
Status: Acceptable

8/21/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 10.4
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 4.2
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2.0
Water Temp (°F): 75
Status: Acceptable

8/16/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 29
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 10
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

8/14/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 146
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 304
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Not Acceptable

8/07/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 12
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 15
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

7/31/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 5
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 1
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 78
Status: Acceptable

7/24/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 4
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 4
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

7/17/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 3
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 2
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 74
Status: Acceptable

7/10/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 3
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 7
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

7/05/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 2
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 5
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 83
Status: Acceptable

6/30/2023

Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 130
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Not Acceptable

6/29/2023

Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 91
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Not Acceptable

6/27/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 13
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 136
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Not Acceptable

6/22/2023

Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 489
Status: Not Acceptable

6/20/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 10
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 62
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Acceptable

6/13/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 70
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 43
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Acceptable

Lower Pool

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9/5/2023

Testing done for season.

8/28/23

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 16
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 33
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): <2
Water Temp (°F): 75
Status: Acceptable

8/21/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 7.4
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 2.0
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2.0
Water Temp (°F): 75
Status: Acceptable

8/16/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 19
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 19
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

8/14/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 141
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 374
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 3
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status:  Not Acceptable

8/07/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 36
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 32
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

7/31/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 6
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 3
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 78
Status: Acceptable

7/24/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 19
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 11
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status: Acceptable

7/17/2023

E.coli (MPN/100 ml): 2
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 8
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 74
Status:  Acceptable

7/10/2023

E.coli (MPN/100 ml): 6
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml):17
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 77
Status:  Acceptable

7/06/2023

Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 107
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Not Acceptable

7/05/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 15
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml):113
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 83
Status: Acceptable

6/29/2023

Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 40
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Acceptable

6/27/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 41
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 183
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Not Acceptable

6/20/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 15
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 36
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 2
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Acceptable

6/13/2023

E.coli(MPN/100 ml): 5
Enterococci (MPN/100 ml): 2
P. Aeruginosa (MPN/100 ml): 3
Water Temp (°F): 79
Status: Acceptable