Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-302 - Design, Construction and Operation of Public Pools
Section R392-302-24 - Disinfectant and Chemical Feeders
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 392-302-24
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The manager shall ensure that:
(a) a pool is
equipped with disinfectant dosing or disinfectant generating equipment that:
(i) conforms to the NSF/ANSI 50-2015, which
is incorporated by reference; or
(ii) is deemed equivalent by the local health
officer;
(b) chlorine
dosing or disinfectant generating equipment is designed with a capacity to
provide the following chlorine amounts:
(i)
outdoor pools require four pounds of free available chlorine per day per 10,000
gallons of pool water; or
(ii)
indoor pools require 2-1/2 pounds of free available chlorine per day per 10,000
gallons of pool water.
(2) Where ORP controllers are used, the manager shall ensure that:
(a) pool side water
testing is performed at least weekly;
(b) an ORP calibration check is completed as
needed when pool side water testing results are inconsistent with the ORP
controller results; and
(c)
inspection and cleaning of sensor probes and chemical injectors is performed in
accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and as needed to reconcile
pool side water testing results with the ORP controller results.
(3) The manager shall ensure that:
(a) compressed chlorine gas is not used as a
pool water disinfectant unless approved by the local health officer;
(b) any bactericidal agent, other than
chlorine and bromine, and their feeding apparatus is approved by the local
health officer and each bactericidal agent is registered by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency for use in swimming pools; and
(c) positive displacement equipment and
piping used to apply a chemical to the water is:
(i) designed and constructed of materials
that can be cleaned and maintained free from clogging; and
(ii) resistant to the damaging effects of the
chemical in use.
(4) The manager shall ensure that:
(a) each pool complies with Subsections
(4)(b) and (4)(c) by January 31, 2023;
(b) each chemical feed system includes the
following two layers of interlock protection for a low or no flow condition:
(i) a flow meter or flow switch at the
chemical controller; and
(ii) each
chemical feeder wired electrically to the circulation system that may include
the use of a differential pressure switch, a pump power monitor, or other
suitable means; and
(c)
the functionality of the interlocking protection mechanism is verified, and
documentation is prepared for the local health officer to review upon
request.
(5) The local health officer may exempt an erosion type chemical feeder from the requirements of Subsection (4)(b)(ii).
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