10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 202, § 5

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 144-202-5 - ANCILLARY AREA AND FACILITIES
A. Bathhouse, Dressing, Shower, and Toilet Facilities (Class A and B Pools)
1. A bath house with dressing room, shower and toilet facility must be located within 500 feet of the pool, except that shower and dressing facilities may not be required when bathers have access to such facilities in adjacent living quarters. Toilet facilities must be provided for users of a public Class A or B pool.
2. Dressing and sanitary facilities must meet handicapped accessibility standards.
3. Dressing and sanitary facilities must be provided with separations for each sex, with no interconnection. The rooms must be well-lit, drained, ventilated, and of good construction, with impervious materials. They must be developed and planned, so that good sanitation can be maintained throughout the building at all times. This requirement does not prohibit the facility from supplying a family changing room in addition to rooms for each sex.
B. Equipment and Filtration Systems (All Public Pools and Spas)
1. Pool data sheets must be posted in the pump room and must include date of construction, dimension, flow rate, turnover rate, size, gallons, and name of pool/spa.
2. Flow Meters must be either a filter-effluent flow meter or a meter that is an accurate representation of flow in the system.
3. Disinfectant Feeders must be installed and functioning, in order to permit adequate disinfection of all pool water. Supplemental feeding of sanitizers must be in accordance with label directions and must not be distributed through the skimmer basket(s) or directly into the pool or spa, when the pool or spa is in use. Undissolved sanitizers are forbidden in the skimmer basket when the pool or spa is in use. Stabilized chlorine is not permitted for indoor pools. (See Appendix A(4)).
4. Water circulation- All swimming, wading and special purpose pools must be equipped and operated with a system for recirculation and purification of the pool water.
a. The overall re-circulation and purification system must be so designed and constructed that the entire volume of the pool or spa can be recirculated and filtered as follows:
i. Swimming pools- once every 6 hours;
ii. Wading pools- once every hour;
iii. Spas- once every half- hour; and
iv. Water slide flumes- once every hour.
b. Grandfathering may not apply when water circulation and purification systems fail to prevent a significant compromise in water quality.
C. Physical Facilities

All public pool and spa physical facilities must be maintained in a safe and sanitary manner.

D. Towels, Goggles, Signage and Miscellaneous Items (All Public Pools and Spas)
1. Towels furnished by the management must be laundered clean and sanitized after each usage on the premises or through a laundry service.
2. Goggles and other miscellaneous items furnished by management must be sanitized after each usage.
3. A sign must be posted instructing users of the pool or spa to shower prior to entering the public pool or spa.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 202, § 5