N.J.A.C. 8: 26 PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING

1 NEW JERSEY STATE SANITARY CODE. CHAPTER IX. PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING . 8:26. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF Authority: 26:1A-7 & 26:4A-7. HEALTH. BOX 369 Effective Date: January 16, 2018. TRENTON, NJ 08625-0369 Expiration Date: January 16, 2025. 1. 8 Construction materials .. 7. Table of Contents 8 Surface skimming system .. 7. 8 Fencing and enclosures .. 7. SUBCHAPTER 1. PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND. 8 Electrical, illumination, and ventilation DEFINITIONS. requirements .. 7. 8 Purpose .. 1. 8 Circulation systems .. 7. 8 Definitions .. 1. 8 Protection of potable water .. 7. 8 Waiver .. 4. 8 Wading pools .. 7. SUBCHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION. 8 Water slides .. 7. 8 Review of plans for a PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING 8 Rope drops, cliff jumping, and aquatic play facility.

2 5 equipment .. 7. 8 Procedure for obtaining approval to locate and/or 8 Floats and fixed platforms .. 8. construct a PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING facility .. 5. 8 Disinfection .. 8. 8 Procedure for obtaining approval to alter a PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING 5 8 Depth markings .. 8. 8 Denial of approval for location, construction, or 8 Existing swimming pools and wading pools .. 8. alteration of a PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING facility .. 6 8 Aquatic recreation facilities .. 8. 8 Operational assessment and inspection of a SUBCHAPTER 4. HOT TUBS AND SPAS. PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING facility .. 6. 8 Construction and design .. 8. 8 Approval to operate a PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING facility.

3 6 8 Construction materials .. 9. 8 Operator inspection of swimming pools, wading 8 Heater and temperature requirements .. 9. pools, hot tubs, and spas .. 6 8 Electrical, illumination, and ventilation SUBCHAPTER 3. SWIMMING POOLS AND WADING requirements .. 9. POOLS 8 Protection of potable water .. 9. 8 Construction and design .. 7 8 Circulation systems .. 9. 8 Disinfection .. 9 8 Operational requirements for hot tubs and spas .. 19. 8 Air induction systems .. 9. 8 Operational requirements for aquatic recreation 8 Depth markings .. 10. facilities .. 21. 8 Existing hot tubs and spas .. 10. 8 General sanitation and maintenance .. 21. 8 Aquatic recreation facilities.

4 10. SUBCHAPTER 7. SAMPLING AND WATER QUALITY. SUBCHAPTER 5. WATERFRONT SAFETY CRITERIA. 8 Specially exempt facilities from first aid 8 Water source for swimming pools, wading pools, personnel and lifeguard requirements only .. 10 hot tubs, spas, or aquatic recreation 21. 8 Swimming pool supervision .. 11 8 Microbiological sampling for PUBLIC RECREATIONAL 8 Emergency equipment for swimming pools .. 12 BATHING facilities .. 21. 8 Bather rules for swimming pools, wading pools, 8 Sample collection for swimming pools, wading hot tubs and spas .. 12 pools, hot tubs, spas, and aquatic recreation facilities .. 21. 8 Diving in swimming pools .. 12 8 Processing of water samples from PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING facilities.

5 22. 8 Wading pool and spray park supervision .. 13. 8 Microbiological water quality standards for 8 Water slides .. 13 swimming pools, wading pools, and aquatic recreation 8 Hot tub and spa supervision .. 13 facilities .. 22. 8 Emergency equipment for hot tubs or spas .. 14 8 Samples not meeting standards .. 22. 8 BATHING beach supervision .. 14 8 Chemical and physical water quality analyses for swimming pools, wading pools, and aquatic recreation 8 Bather rules for BATHING beaches .. 15. facilities .. 23. 8 Lifesaving equipment for BATHING beaches . 15. 8 Chemical water quality standards for swimming 8 Diving stands and boards for BATHING beaches pools, wading pools, and aquatic recreation facilities.

6 23.. 15. 8 Physical water quality standards for swimming 8 Waterfront restrictions for BATHING beaches 16 pools, wading pools, and aquatic recreation facilities .. 23. 8 Aquatic recreation facility 16 8 Salt water swimming and wading pools utilizing SUBCHAPTER 6. GENERAL SANITATION, ocean and/or bay water .. 23. MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATIONS 8 Microbiological water quality standards for hot tubs and spas .. 24. 8 General provisions .. 16. 8 Chemical water quality standards for hot tubs 8 Dressing rooms and bathrooms .. 16. and spas .. 24. 8 Showers .. 16. 8 Algae in hot tubs and spas .. 24. 8 Bathrooms .. 16. 8 Physical water quality standards for hot tubs 8 Wastewater disposal.

7 17 and spas .. 24. 8 Solid waste disposal .. 17 8 Pre-operational assessment for BATHING 8 Potable water 17 beaches .. 24. 8 Drinking water facilities .. 17 8 Sample collection at BATHING beaches .. 25. 8 Food service .. 17 8 Sampling techniques for BATHING beaches .. 25. 8 Plumbing .. 17 8 Microbiological water quality standards for BATHING beaches .. 25. 8 Insect, rodent, and weed control .. 17. 8 Chemical water quality standards for BATHING 8 RECREATIONAL equipment .. 17 beaches .. 26. 8 Operational requirements for swimming pools and wading pools .. 18. 8 Closure and reopening of BATHING beaches .. 28. 8 Physical water quality standards for BATHING beaches.

8 26 8 Recordkeeping .. 30. SUBCHAPTER 8. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES 8 Reporting of deaths and serious injuries 31. 8 General provisions .. 26 8 Penalties .. 31. 8 Inspection of PUBLIC swimming pools, wading APPENDIX A. Recognized Certifications .. 32. pools, hot tubs, spas, aquatic recreation facilities, or APPENDIX B. First Aid Supplies at PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING beaches .. 26 BATHING Facilities .. 33. 8 Report of inspections; notification of APPENDIX C. Chemical water quality standards for closures; evaluation placard .. 27 swimming pools, wading pools, and aquatic recreation 8 PUBLIC availability of inspection reports .. 27 facilities .. 34. 8 Criteria for closure of a PUBLIC RECREATIONAL APPENDIX D.

9 Chemical water quality standards for hot BATHING facility .. 27 tubs and spas .. 35. 8 Closure and reopening of swimming pools APPENDIX E. Checklist for PUBLIC RECREATIONAL and wading pools .. 28 BATHING Facilities .. 36. 8 Closure and reopening of hot tubs or spas 28 APPENDIX F. Fatal/Serious Accident Report (CB-2) 39. which, for the purpose of this chapter, provides technical PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING materials and expertise and is located at 3 park Avenue, CHAPTER 26 New York, New York 10016-5990, Telephone: (800) 843- 2763, Website: SUBCHAPTER 1. PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND DEFINITIONS. "Aquatic activity area" means an area containing aquatic play equipment, which is governed by 8 Purpose 5:14A-12 only when located in an amusement park or water The purpose of this chapter is to set reasonable park in which there are other rides covered by sanitary and safety regulations for PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING 5:14A-12.

10 Facilities and to preserve and improve the PUBLIC health in this "Aquatic play equipment" means water-related play state as provided for in 26:1A-7. equipment or devices intended for use in aquatic activities areas. Examples include, but shall not be limited to, rope 8 Scope ladders, hand-over-hand activities, slides, and devices These rules shall govern all PUBLIC RECREATIONAL designed to squirt, shoot, spray, dump, discharge, or BATHING facilities in New Jersey. Pursuant to 26:1A- disperse water intended to come in contact with people for 9, the provisions of this chapter are enforceable by the New RECREATIONAL purposes. Jersey Department of Health, local health authorities, local police authorities, local sheriff's departments, and other "Aquatic recreation facility" means a facility that is enforcement agencies.