Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Water Supply
System. An owner shall ensure that a water supply system at a public pool or
spa is in conformance with:
(1) COMAR
26.04.01, 26.04.03, and 26.04.04;
(2) COMAR 09.20.01; and
(3) Local plumbing code
requirements.
B. Sewage
Disposal System. An owner shall ensure that a sewage disposal system at a
public pool or spa is in conformance with:
(1)
COMAR 26.04.02 and 26.04.03;
(2)
COMAR 09.20.01; and
(3) Local
plumbing code requirements.
C. Drinking Fountains. An owner shall ensure
that a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa enclosure has at least
one drinking fountain for every 5,000 square feet of water surface
area.
D. Hose Bibbs. An owner of a
recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa shall ensure that the
following locations have an accessible hose bibb equipped with an atmospheric
vacuum breaker:
(1) On the deck at 150 feet
intervals;
(2) In an equipment
room; and
(3) In both a men's and a
women's bathhouse.
E.
Fill Spouts. If a fill spout is installed at a public pool or spa, the owner
shall ensure that the fill spout is:
(1)
Installed within 10 inches of a ladder or handrail or in front of a lifeguard
stand whose supports are immediately adjacent to the pool or spa rim, so that
the fill spout does not present a tripping hazard or a puncture
hazard;
(2) Not installed over a
seat bench;
(3) Braced or
constructed so the fill spout does not flex downward; and
(4) Provided with a flexible cover on the tip
of the fill spout if the spout presents a potential for injury to an individual
using a pool or spa.
F.
Backflow Prevention. An owner of a public pool or spa shall ensure that:
(1) A pool or spa facility has backflow
protection for:
(a) A potable water supply, in
conformance with COMAR 09.20.01, and
(b) Wastewater, in conformance with COMAR
09.20.01; and
(2) An air
gap that is two times the diameter of the fill spout separates the fill spout
from the flood rim level of the pool or spa.
G. Source of Water. An owner of a public pool
or spa shall ensure that:
(1) When a public
pool or spa is filled with water from a nonpotable source, such as a water tank
holding nonpotable water or surface water, the:
(a) Water is filtered, treated, and
disinfected after addition to the pool or spa to meet the requirements of
Regulation .44 of this chapter, and
(b) Pool or spa is not used until a
bacteriological sample taken by the Secretary indicates that there are no
coliform organisms in the water; and
(2) Public pool or spa make-up water:
(a) Is from a potable source, and
(b) Having an iron level over 0.3 ppm is
treated to lower the iron level to 0.3 ppm or less before the make-up water is
added to a pool or a spa.
