New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 14A - CARNIVAL-AMUSEMENT RIDES
Subchapter 12 - WATER AMUSEMENT RIDES
Section 5:14A-12.9 - Adoption as amended of ANSI/IAF-9 (2005)
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:14A-12.9
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The American National Standard for Aquatic Recreation Facilities, designated by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as ANSI/IAF-9 (2005), is adopted by reference, as amended, and made part of this subchapter and shall be enforced as part of this subchapter.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions stated in the standard, where specific provisions of the standard conflict with the provisions expressly set forth in this subchapter, the provisions set forth in this subchapter shall govern.
(c) The following sections of the standard are modified as follows:
1. Section 1, Scope and application, shall be
amended as follows:
i. Section 1.1: In the
first sentence, the words "operation," "signs," and "sanitation" shall be
deleted.
2. Section 4,
Design, shall be amended as follows:
i. Add
new section "4.13.4 Pool walls shall be vertical, or within eleven (11) degrees
of vertical, above any transitional radius at base."
3. Section 5, Decks, shall be amended as
follows:
i. Add new section "5.9.4 Yard
drains shall be installed so as to prevent the accumulation or puddling of
water in the general area of the deck and related improvements."
ii. Add new section "5.9.5 Gutters and
downspouts shall be provided and located to adequately carry roof water away
from pools, deck, and walking areas."
4. Section 6, Circulation systems, shall be
amended as follows:
i. Section 6.3.2:
Following the word "that" and preceding the word "the," the words ", when
viewing from the pool edge," shall be inserted.
ii. Section 6.9.3: The words "the filter
system" shall be deleted and the words "each filter" shall be
inserted.
iii. Add new section
"6.9.3.1 Flow meters shall be installed on a straight length of pipe at a
distance equal to at least six times the diameter of the pipe from any valve,
elbow, or other source of turbulence. This requirement may be waived by the
Department for meters which are not affected by pipeline turbulence."
5. Section 7, Filters, shall be
amended as follows:
i. Add new section "7.3.4
Pressure filters shall have sight glasses installed on the wastewater discharge
line in order that filter washing progress may be determined. The sight glasses
shall be readily removable for cleaning purposes."
ii. Add new section "7.5 Gauges which measure
loss of head across each filter shall be installed. Gauges tapped into the
influent and effluent lines of a filter shall be located together, at the same
elevation."
6. Section
8, Pumps and motors, shall be amended as follows:
i. Add new section "8.8 Pump rotation
direction shall be clearly indicated on the pump."
7. Section 9, Return inlets and suction
outlets, shall be amended as follows:
i.
Section 9.4.2.1 shall be deleted in its entirety.
8. Section 10, Surface skimming systems,
shall be amended as follows:
i. Add new
section "10.5.1.3 When a perimeter type surface skimmer is used as the sole
surface skimming system, it shall extend around a minimum of fifty (50) percent
of the pool perimeter."
9. Section 11, Electrical and illumination
requirements, shall be amended as follows:
i.
Section 11.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and the words "Electrical systems
shall be designed and constructed in conformance with The New Jersey Uniform
Construction Code - N.J.A.C. 5:23, including the National Electric Code - NFPA
70 - Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations." shall be
inserted."
10. Section
12, Heaters, shall be amended as follows:
i.
Section 12.2.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and the words "Systems for
heating pool water shall be designed and constructed in conformance with the
New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23." shall be
inserted.
ii. Section 12.2.2 shall
be deleted in its entirety.
iii.
Section 12.2.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
iv. Section 12.2.4 shall be deleted in its
entirety.
11. Section
13, Water supply, shall be amended as follows:
i. Section 13.1: The words "article 15" shall
be deleted and the words "N.J.A.C. 8:26" shall be inserted.
12. Section 15, Sanitizing
equipment, chemical feeders, and chemical operational parameters, shall be
amended as follows:
i. Section 15.1 shall be
deleted in its entirety and the words "Sanitizing and chemical feeder system(s)
shall be designed and constructed to conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C.
8:26" shall be inserted.
ii.
Section 15.2 shall be deleted in its entirety.
iii. Section 15.3 shall be deleted in its
entirety.
iv. Section 15.4 shall be
deleted in its entirety.
v. Section
15.5 shall be deleted in its entirety.
vi. Section 15.6 shall be deleted in its
entirety.
vii. Section 15.7 shall
be deleted in its entirety.
13. Section 17, Restroom and sanitary
facilities, shall be deleted in its entirety.
14. Section 19, Food consumption, shall be
deleted in its entirety.
15.
Section 20, Operations, shall be deleted in its entirety.
16. Section 21, Entries/exits, stairs and
ladders, swimouts, and benches, shall be amended as follows:
i. Add new section "21.9.8 Underwater seats
and benches shall not be permitted in water depths of five feet or
greater."
17. Section
22, Signs, shall be deleted in its entirety.
18. Section 23, Entry and exit requirements
for persons with disabilities, shall be deleted in its entirety.
(d) The ANSI standard ANSI/IAF-9 may be obtained from:
American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
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