CONWAY — With a temporary emergency order granted by the Conservation Commission for repairs, those who oversee the Conway Swimming Pool are racing against the clock to raise enough money to fix the beloved town fixture.

Conway Community Swimming Pool Inc., the private company that owns and operate the pool, received emergency certification to undertake extensive repairs. As a result of July rainstorms, silt and gravel filled the pool, there is erosion at the beach and parking areas, and culverts on the road near the pool have experienced blockages, forcing the pool’s closure for the year.

With the emergency certification ending Oct. 5, the pool’s officers and committee are now asking the community to come together and raise money to fund the repairs. The fundraising target is set at $124,000 for all repairs, although Pool Committee member Beth Girshman said if they raise at least $106,000 by the deadline, they can make initial repairs and continue raising money over the winter.

“There’s work we can do in the spring. … If we reach a lower amount earlier, we can start work in the fall,” she said. “I’m optimistic for it.”

During the July 10, 16 and 21 rainstorms, the pool and its facilities suffered extensive damage, as “a lot of road material washed directly into the pond.” Settling ponds around the pool filled up with material and cannot hold water.

If the most immediate repairs are not made before the Oct. 5 deadline, the pool’s officers estimate costs for permitting and engineering will be tripled, which will be unaffordable for the community-funded resource.

While the pool is privately owned and has had no direct association with town government since its inception in 1949, several members of the Pool Committee attended Monday’s Selectboard meeting to update the board and the public on the project, and to seek out money from the town’s M&M Germain Trust Fund. The Selectboard, which is the steward of the town’s trust funds, approved transferring $6,000 from the M&M Germain Trust Fund to help repair the handicap-accessibility upgrades that were washed away by water.

Additionally, Michelle Sanger of Conway Community Swimming Pool Inc. said the company will be submitting a request to the Community Preservation Committee to request Community Preservation Act (CPA) money, which can fund private projects if certain criteria is met.

When the pool suffered extensive damage in the early 2010s, Sanger said they received CPA funding to fund a portion of those repairs, which means it is possible for them to receive the money again.

“We’ll certainly read the application carefully,” she said, noting that the precedent set 10 years ago is good news for them. “Past practice says something.”

Selectboard Chair Philip Kantor said the board would be happy to support the application and share that support at Town Meeting. While the pool is a private entity, he described it as “public to Conway.”

While the damage is extensive now, Girshman said it could’ve been much worse if the repairs made to the pool’s dam in 2013 didn’t hold.

In 2010, a sinkhole opened and created safety concerns regarding the earthen dam on Pumpkin Hollow Brook. Following that, the pool closed for three years and the committee raised more than $550,000 from private residents and CPA money to fund repairs, which were finished in 2014.

As of Wednesday morning, Conway Community Swimming Pool Inc. has raised more than $80,000. The GoFundMe can be accessed at bit.ly/45wsGGp. Donations by check can also be mailed to Conway Swimming Pool Inc., 309 Whately Road, Conway, MA 01341.

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com or 413-930-4081.