What’s wrong with swimming in the fountain at Forest Park?

What’s wrong with swimming in the fountain at Forest Park?

ST. LOUIS – On a hot summer day, it may seem like a no-brainer to swim or play in the water at Kerth Fountain in Forest Park, but this water was never meant for swimming, according to Forest Park Forever.  In a Facebook post last summer, Forest Park Forever, a nonprofit conservancy in partnership with the City of St. Louis, released a PSA stating why there should be no swimming or playing in Kerth Fountain. “The water coming out of the fountain …