The YWCA Evanston/North Shore building was shut down on Oct. 10, after Legionella bacteria was found in the hot water system.
CHICAGO -- The YWCA in Evanston will reopen on Thursday, a week after it was forced to shut down over two cases of Legionnaires' disease connected to the building.'The Illinois Department of Public Health Environmental Health team has confirmed that all necessary control measures are in place for safe reopening, and the building will officially reopen to the public, and in-person programming will resume starting tomorrow, Thursday, October 17,' YWCA officials said on Wednesday.
99999% bacteria kill rate and are recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the YWCA.The temperature of the facility's hot water storage tank also temporarily was increased from 140° to 150° to ensure bacteria in the water were killed. The hot water system temperature has since been returned to 140°, which is generally hot enough to inhibit Legionella growth.
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