Recommended Standards for Swimming Pool …

1 Recommended Standards for Swimming Pool design and Operation Policies for the Review and Approval of Plans and Specifications for Public Pools TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Foreword Part 1 - Standards for Swimming Pool design 12. Definition and Special Pool Features or Uses 12. Definition Standard Pool Features or Uses Submission of Plans 12. General Preliminary Plans Final Plans Approval Required Content Basis of design Report Size Recirculation Use Water Supply Equipment Calculations Pump Sizing Waste Water Disposal Plans and Specifications General Layout Plan Location and Owner Scales and Wind Direction Designer Certification Plot Plane Detailed Plans Construction Details Recirculation System Piping Specifications Certification Patron Loading 14.

2 Designation of Areas Area Loading Shallow Area Deep Area Diving or Slide Area 1. Additional Area Allowance Construction Material 15. Materials Corners Finish design , Detail and Structural Stability 15. Shape Shallow End Bottom Slope Area Marked Pool Walls Ledges Pools Without Gutters Diving Areas Head Room Diving Boards and Platforms Steps and Guard Rails for Diving Boards Table 1. Ladders, Recessed Steps and Stairs Location Ladders Recessed Steps Handrails Stairs and Stair Handrails Decks Slope Drainage Roll-Out Gutters Carpeting Hose Bibs Spectator Areas Pool Concessions Fencing Safety, Marking and Sign Requirements 18.

3 Depth Markings Location design Lifeguard Chairs Number Location and design Lifesaving Equipment Unit Composition Throwable Device Reaching Device Units Required 2. Location First Aid Equipment First Aid Room Emergency Telephone Emergency Exit Signs Location and Maintenance Content Additional Rules Warning Signs Lighting, Electrical, Ventilation and Acoustical Requirements 20. Lighting Water Surface Underwater Electrical Ventilation Room Ventilation Acoustical Control Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal 21. Water Supply Cross-Connection Control Sanitary Wastes Pool Waste Water Backflow Prevention Condensate Heat Exchangers Recirculation 21.

4 Components Recirculation Rate Materials Pipe Sizing Drainage and Installation Pipe and Valve Identification Overflow Systems Gutters (Perimeter Overflow Systems). Size and Shape Outlets Surge Capacity Skimmers Construction Number Location Flow Rate Control Balancing 3. Main Drain System design and Location Multiple Drains Single Drain Antivortex Covers Spacing Antivortex Covers on Gratings Piping Pumps and Strainers Strainers Pumping Equipment Flow Measurement and Control Flow Measurement Flow Regulation Inlets Number Location Type Testing Filtration (General) 26.

5 Sand Type Filters Filter Rate Filter Media Accessories Diatomaceous Earth-Type Filters Filter Rate Precoating Body Feed Equipment Regenerative Type Filters Accessories Cartridge Type Filters Filter Rate Cleaning and Disinfection Accessories Spare Cartridges Disinfection and Chemical Application Equipment 27. Chemical Feed Equipment Maintenance Intended Use Safeguards Disinfection Disinfectant Feeders Capacity Gas Chlorination New Installations Location 4. Venting Lighting Construction Chlorine Cylinders Injection Location Backflow Safety Features Respiratory Protection Device Leak Detection Emergency Number pH Adjustment Hypochlorinators Feed Solution Tanks Test Equipment Equipment Required Chlorine/Bromine Test Kit pH Test Kit Cyanuric Acid Test Kit Alkalinity and Hardness Test Kit Bathhouse 30.

6 General design Criteria Bathhouse Routing Bathhouse design Fixture Requirements Showers and Lavatories Suits and Towels Foot Baths Hose Bibs Ventilation Electrical Receptacles Miscellaneous 32. Pool Cleaning System Manual Starting Blocks Sand Area Rinse Showers Spray Features Spas 32. General Physical Separation Patron Load Maximum Depths Stairs, Ladders and Recessed Treads Deck Widths 5. Water Temperature Controls Spa Drainage Entrapment Protection Surface Skimmers Recirculation System Inlets Air Induction Systems Disinfectant Feeders Recirculation Flow Rates Agitation Systems Caution Signs Wading Pools 34.

7 General Recirculation Rate Separate System Surface Skimming Skimmer Equalizer Line Inlets Safety Barrier and Location Fence Warning Sign Depth Marking Steps or Ladders Wave Pools 35. General Pools Depths Gutters Turnover Decks and Ladders Barriers Runout Access Ladders Waves Magnitude Emergency Shutoff Openings Inlet Openings to Wave Generating Equipment Zero-Depth Pools 36. General Lifeguarding Equipment Surface Skimming 6. Runout Recirculation Rate Bottom Inlets Pool Slides 37. Slides Children's Activity Slides Drop Slides Standard Pool Slides Entry Handrails Landing Area Landing Area Designation Slide Terminus Exit Angle Water Depth Maximum Drop Pump Intake Safety and Supervision Sign Flume Water Slides General Flumes Position Clearances Elevation design Plunge Pools Depths Plunge Area Flume Pumps Intakes Check Valves Walkways Pump Reservoir Turnover Caution Signs Part 2 - Standards for Swimming Pool Operation 40.

8 Water Quality Standards 40. Disinfection Chlorine Bromine Other Disinfectants Cyanuric Acid Special Purpose Pools pH and Alkalinity 7. pH. Alkalinity Clarity Bacteriological Quality Sample Collection and Analysis Standards Additional Standards Algae Control Superchlorination or Superoxidation Chlorine Residual Pool Use Isocyanurates Other Oxidizers Temperature Routine Operations 42. Pool Cleaning Toilet, Shower and Locker Facilities Water Analyses Mechanical System Recirculation System Overflow Systems Main Drains Inlets Surge Tanks Water Level Other Equipment Records Chemicals Annual Facility Evaluation Equipment Maintenance 43.

9 Equipment Operation Instructions Continuous Operation Recirculation Pumps Filters Sand Filters Air Release Backwash Internal Components Diatomaceous Earth Filters Precoat Amount Precoat Operation Body Feed Backwash Internal Components Extra Supplies 8. Cartridge Filters Cleaning and Replacement Extra Elements Strainers 45. Valves Flow Meters Gauges Positive Displacement Feeders Inspection Intake Cleaning 39 Erosion Inspection Chemicals Cleaning Gas Chlorinators Servicing Gas Leak Pool Structure and Decks Cracks Painting Electrical Systems Electrician Lights Patrons, Spectators, and Staff 46.

10 Patrons Disease Showers Apparel Patron Load Limit Spectators Street Clothes Food and Drink Staff Supervisor Lifeguards Number Certification Dress Attention Attendants Drop Slides Exemption Flume Water Slides First Aid Operator 9. Swimming Pool Closure 48. Health or Safety Hazards Disinfectant Residual Water Clarity Treatment Equipment Electrical Safety Supervision Other Conditions Closed Pool Security Covers Cleaning Safety Cover Seasonal Closure Safety Equipment 48. Accident Prevention Decks Deck Equipment Depth Markings Entrances Glass Objects Horseplay Safety Equipment Lifesaving Equipment First Aid Equipment Life Lines Breathing Apparatus Starting Blocks Emergency Plan 10.