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Edmonton residents ready with their swimsuit and towel in hand for the long-awaited opening of the Borden Natural Swimming Pool will have to wait a little longer.

Crews found a small leak in the filtration system while preparing for the opening of the natural swimming pool that was set to open to the public Friday, said Jesse Banford, the city’s director of facility infrastructure delivery.

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They are hoping to fix the leak in time for a grand opening in July, Banford said, but a specific date will not be set until the problem is dealt with. The filter tank has been dug up, Banford explained, so workers could access the pool membrane and find what is causing the loss of water.

The pool will be the first of its kind in Canada without the use of chlorine or salt to purify the water. Instead, aquatic plants, plankton and a combination of sand and granite filters will be used to keep the water safe. The space will include a shallow 150-square-metre wading pool for children along with the larger pool, 42 by 16.8 metres and two metres deep.