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HEALTH REGULATION # 2

TOOELE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
REGULATIONS ON THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION,
AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS

1.0 Incorporation by Reference
2.0 Pool Operator Certification
3.0 Submission of Plans and Specifications
4.0 Permits, Inspections, and Penalties
Board of Health Adoption
Adopted by the Tooele County Board of Health

January 4, 2001

Under Authority of Section 26a-1-121
Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended

Certified Official Copy
Tooele County Health Department

By: __________________________
Director

 

1.0 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE  | top of page |
  The requirements as found in Utah Administrative Code Rule R392-302, Design, Construction and Operation of Public Pools are adopted and incorporated by reference with the following additions to the definitions:
  1.1 Health Authority: means an official representative of the Tooele County Health Department.
  1.2 Persons: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company,
governmental agency, club, or organization of any kind.
  1.3 "TCHD": means the Tooele County Health Department or it's designated representative.
2.0 POOL OPERATOR CERTIFICATION   | top of page |
  2.1 It shall be unlawful for any public pool to be open for use unless the pool operation is under the direct supervision of a person who is registered with the TCHD.
  2.2 All certified pool operators shall register with the Tooele County Health Department.  All applicants for a registration shall pay to the Tooele County Health Department a fee in the amount prescribed by the Tooele County Health Department.
3.0 SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS | top of page |
  3.1 No individual shall begin construction of a public swimming pool or shall substantially alter or reconstruct any public swimming pool without first having submitted three (3) sets of plans and specifications to the TCHD for review and approval. The plans shall be prepared by an architect or engineer licensed to practice in the State of Utah.
  3.2 The application for permit to construct or remodel a public swimming pool shall be on such forms as may be prescribed by the TCHD, together with any supporting data as may be required for the proper review of the plans.
  3.3 The pool and facilities shall be built in accordance with the plans as approved unless  approval of changes has been given in writing by the TCHD. The owner or his agent shall notify the TCHD at specific predetermined stages of construction and at the time of completion of the pool to permit adequate inspection of the pool and related equipment during and after construction. The pool shall not be placed in operation until such inspections show compliance with the requirements of these Regulations.
  3.4 The criteria to be followed by the TCHD in the review and approval of plans shall be as set forth in these Regulations.
  3.5 The plans shall be drawn to scale and accompanied by proper specifications so as to permit a comprehensive engineering review of the plans including the piping and hydraulic details and shall include:
    a. Plan and sectional views with all necessary dimensions of both the pool and surrounding area.
    b. A piping diagram showing all appurtenances including treatment facilities in sufficient detail, as well as pertinent elevation data, to permit a hydraulic analysis of the system.
    c.

The specifications shall contain details on all treatment equipment, including catalog identification of pumps, chlorinators, chemical feeders, filter, strainers, interceptors, and related equipment.

 
4.0 PERMITS, INSPECTIONS AND PENALTIES | top of page |
  4.1 No person shall operate or maintain a public swimming pool unless he has obtained a permit to operate such pool from the TCHD. Such permits shall be obtained by May 1 of each year, and are valid until April 30 of the following year unless otherwise revoked for cause. Only persons who comply with these Regulations shall be entitled to receive and retain such a permit. Such permits are not transferable.
  4.2 Issuance of the permit will be made after fees are collected according to a fee schedule adopted by the Tooele County Board of Health and after an inspection of the pool facility has been conducted by the health authority. All pool sampling fees owed to TCHD must be paid and current prior to renewing a permit. If permit fees are not received by May 1, a late fee as established by Tooele County Board of Health will be assessed.
  4.3 The TCHD may revoke any permit for operation or construction of a public swimming pool for failure to comply with these Regulations or in cases where the permit has been obtained through non disclosure, misrepresentation, or misstatement of a material fact.
  4.4 Before a permit is revoked, the person to whom the permit has been issued shall have notice in writing enumerating instances of failure to comply with the Regulations. He shall be given an opportunity for appeal to the TCHD within thirty (30) days of notice regarding the reasonableness of the revocation of the permit.
  4.5 The permit may be reissued upon proper application and upon presentation of  evidence that the deficiencies causing revocation have been corrected.
  4.6 The TCHD is authorized to conduct such inspections as it deems necessary to insure
compliance with all provisions of this Regulation and the health authority shall have the right of entry at any reasonable hour to the pool facility for this purpose.
  4.7 The TCHD may, if it determines a health hazard exists, order closed all or part of a pool facility or its operation.
    a. A pool facility or it's operation shall be deemed closed when the health authority presents in writing to the responsible person-in-charge a notice stating the pool facility is closed and giving the reason for closure, or when no responsible person can be found by placarding the entrance to the pool facility with a sign denoting the pool facility as closed and attaching the notice thereto.
    b. A pool facility or it's operation shall remain closed until such time that the
health authority determines the hazard causing closure has been satisfactorily corrected.
  4.8 Any person who shall violate any provision of these Rules and Regulations or who  shall refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of the health authority, is subject to penalties as provided by law or an injunctive action as provided by law, or both (See Utah Code Annotated, 26A-1-121.)
  4.9 These Rules and Regulations shall be in full force and effect on the date of adoption.  All rules and regulations and parts of rules and regulations in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
  4.10 Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of these Rules and Regulations be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder thereof shall not be affected thereby.

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Tooele County Board of Health has passed, approved and adopted this regulation this _____ day of _________, _______.

ATTEST:                                                                                       TOOELE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH

______________________________                                           __________________________________
MYRON E. BATEMAN,                                                               KATHY TAYLOR,
Health Officer                                                                                  Chairperson

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