June 8, 2020 Volume 19, Issue 7 Weekly Newsletter California Regulations For Reopening Pools Disinfection Plan and Oversight • Complete and post the County of San Diego’s required Safe Reopening Plan (Plan). In the Plan, describe how the measures in this guidance document will be met. The plan must be posted onsite at the facility, it does not need to be submitted to the County. • Designate a person to be responsible for evaluating and implementing the measures in the Plan Inside this issue and in this guidance document. Determine who will ensure that the measures are being fol- lowed. o For an HOA, the designated person responsible for the pool/pool area is typically the Sticks or Carrots? ........................ 2 HOA Manager or an HOA board member. France is a Naturist Eden ............ 2 • Designate a person to be responsible for monitoring the restroom or changing rooms to ensure California Regulations ................ 3 that the facilities are stocked with soap, paper towels, and has running water. Getting naked in quarantine ....... 4 • Increase the frequency of restroom and changing room cleaning and disinfection based on the volume of pool/pool area use. Naturism and mental health ....... 4 • Restrooms and showers must remain open to allow access by pool/pool area users and must be What to do .................................. 4 frequently disinfected. Nude beach ................................ 4 Disinfection Requirements What nudists do ......................... 5 • Frequently disinfect common touch points, such as chairs, tables, entry/exit gate and door Naturism and Healthy Living ...... 5 handles, pool and spa handrails, restroom facilities, shower water faucet handles, changing room 40 Years as a Naturist ................. 6 benches and lockers, pool kickboards and floatation devices, slides, structures for climbing or playing, and any other common touch points, using a disinfectant that is EPA approved and effec- tive against Coronavirus. If pool facilities are in continuous use, hourly disinfection is recom- mended. For less frequently used pool facilities, disinfection between users is recommended. • At locations with no onsite person to monitor disinfection efforts, provide disinfection wipes that the pool/pool area users can use to disinfect common touchpoints before and after use. Limit Users Activities Schedule • Ensure proper social distancing is maintained by all pool and spa users that are not part of the same household. The number of persons on the pool deck and in the pool/spa must be limited to ensure six feet of social distancing is always maintained. Continued on page 3 Sticks or Carrots? Many nudist/naturist websites have a team of moderators to ensure the content complies with the site rules. Naturally, the Naktiv site has it's own rules too. When somebody posts something which is "non-compliant", there can be cries of "off with his head!" (it's usually a guy posting something inappropriate), or "that must be deleted!". These yells come from the moderators, and also from the site users too. The problem with removing the user account, is that you have now lost the opportunity to educate that user, other people, the public, about nudity. There is always the "final solution" to delete the user account, of course, but unless the person is being especially obnoxious, or divisive, or constantly posting sexual material (for instance), then I think the more positive approach is to point out what is inappropriate and permit the user the opportunity to adapt their behavior. Faceache is renowned for it's puritan attitudes, whereby FB finds it acceptable to post decapita- tion videos, but constantly censors nudity because it can't differentiate between nudity and sex. According to FB. moderators the one is essentially a synonym for the other. Naktiv is different. The Naktiv site Mission Statement makes it clear that the site is here to promote naked activities, to encourage people to not be ashamed of their nudity, or anyone else's, to educate society about the naked human body. We can't educate people by hitting them over the head. There is a story about a boy being taught Latin at school. Every time he got the grammar wrong he'd be wrapped over the knuckles with a switch stick by the teacher. Read more It's time to shake off those winter blues so this coming weekend why not go for a hike, maybe a naked one weather permitting. Water Volleyball Highlights France is a Naturist Eden The weather suddenly gave us the seasonal June gloom after three weeks In France, you’ll find over 160 naturist clubs and associations. As well as more than 150 naturist of warm and basking tempera- holidays resorts and camping parks. It generates over 3,000 direct and indirect jobs. Finally, na- turism is embraced by over 2 million people, half of them from foreign countries, coming to tures. There were some visitors en- France to spend some naked holidays. joying even that and some of us “zone” types were bundled up most of When you compare those figures to the ones of other countries close to France, including those having more sunny days every year, like Spain or Italy, you soon realize France is a naturist Eden. the weekend. Needless to say all Above and beyond those figures, let’s look at some objectives elements. options were evident. If you live in France, there’s a naturist site next to you We did not manage to get enough One of the first question all aspiring naturist is generally asking is: where can I get naked, alone of people to play and some county third with friends? If it’s possible to be naked in nature, it’s generally better to undress in places where tier official decided we couldn’t any- it’s allowed: beach, camping park, resort, etc. way. I sure wish they would get their Take a look at the French Federation of Naturism web site and realize there are naturist sites all act together I’m sure the state gave over the French territory. Go to our partner Naturisme.fr to find the right naturist camping park their OK weeks ago but someone had for you. to justify their job so we are back in a Naturism, shared by millions of like-minded naturists, is a lifestyle. Naked, in nature, you unwind high speed hold over getting into the and enjoy wonderful moments. If you do not fancy traveling, you can get naked at home. Being pool. naked on a daily basis, doing house chores naked for instance, is a great way to enjoy the many benefits of naturism. Then sharing this nakedness with others make the experience social and Oh, by the way, we will keep you friendly. posted on the current rulings when we From an independent study, 11 million of French people are ready to try naturism. This makes a know. lot of people who consider nudity as normal. What is it for every naturist. This means that a relative tolerance exists when it comes to naturist who get naked outside of approved places. Relative because there’s a law article, L222-32, that states that “sexual exhibition imposed to others in a place accessible to public is punishable by one year of imprisonment and 15,000 euros 2 fine”. Read more About Us DeAnza Springs Resort is the largest and one of the newest clothing op- tional resorts in North America. Situated on more than 500 acres of high desert (at 2600 feet) in eastern San Diego County, it is ideal for year- round vacationing. The resort is comprised of 311 spa- cious RV sites with full hook-ups and plenty of spacious tent sites for dry camping. Luxurious rental units con- sisting of fully furnished park models, midsized RV’s and motel rooms. No matter what activities you enjoy, you will probably find them available at DeAnza Springs Resort. Surround- ed on three sides by fantastic hills of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the resort grounds include grassy lawns, Shade trees, and sparkling pools, as well as typical desert vege- California Regulations For Reopening Pools tation. • Changing rooms and restrooms should be monitored to ensure that the number of people inside at one time allows for proper social distancing. Changing rooms (not restrooms) may need Other amenities include two heated to be closed or have limited access to achieve proper social distancing. swimming pools (one enclosed for year round swimming), a hot tub, • For locations that do not have an onsite person designated to monitor the pool/pool area users - (such as HOA/apartments/condominium pools), a system should be in place to help ensure the spa, well equipped gym, tennis and number of persons in the pool area does not exceed the gathering limitation (ex. reservation pickleball courts, shuffleboard court, system, sign-up board, or signage with new limited capacity). horseshoe pits, lounge, café, confer- Social Distancing ence center, game room, large cov- ered patio, world class hiking, as well • All chairs and tables must be set up to maintain 6 foot social distancing. Remove, store, or label unused tables and chairs to prevent use. Each facility must ensure that the spacing of the chairs as children’s play equipment. We also and tables still provides a clear deck space of 4 feet around the pool and/or spa, as required by have a large safely enclosed pet park, State law. laundry facility and Wi-Fi broadband General Requirements internet access is available through- out the resort. • Facilities may allow the use of spray grounds and water features, if proper social distancing can be maintained by all users that are not part of the same household. If proper social distancing Within a short hiking distance, there cannot be maintained or monitored, then these features should be prohibited from use.