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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES |
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SubTilte 25-C. SWIMMING POOL AND SPA REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 25-C6. PLUMBING SYSTEMS, PHYSICAL STRUCTURE, DESIGN, ACCOMODATIONS, FACILITY MAINTENANCE, AND PEST CONTROL |
Section 25-C602. PLUMBING SYSTEMS - WATER TEMPERATURE & FLOW, NUMBERS, AND PROHIBITIONS*
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602.1Toilet facilities located on the premises of an aquatic facility shall be deemed conveniently located and accessible to staff; except, toilet facilities located outside of an aquatic facility do not meet this requirement.
602.2All handwashing sinks in multiple-stall toilet rooms and single-stall toilet rooms shall be equipped to provide water at a temperature of at least one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100° F) (thirty-eight degrees Celsius (38°C)) through a mixing valve, a combination faucet, or tempered water and a single faucet.
602.3A steam mixing valve shall not be used at a handwashing sink.
602.4A self-closing, slow-closing, or metering faucet shall provide a flow of water for at least fifteen (15) seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.
602.5Automatic handwashing sinks shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
602.6Each showerhead shall have a water flow of not less than two gallons per minute (2 gpm) or seven point six one liter per minute (7.61 l/min).
602.7The water temperature at each showerhead shall not exceed one-hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit (110° F) (forty-three degrees Celsius (43°C)) and shall not be less than ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90° F) (thirty-two degrees Celsius (32°C)).
602.8Where there is heated water provided to showers, the shower water supply shall be controlled by an anti-scald device.
602.9Bathers access to water heaters and thermostatically controlled mixing valves for showers is prohibited.
602.10The number of toilets and urinals shall be based upon the anticipated maximum attendance of bathers and their gender as follows:
(a)A minimum of one (1) toilet facility (restroom), one (1) toilet stall, and one (1) urinal for the first one hundred (100) male bathers. A minimum of one (1) additional toilet facility, one (1) toilet stall, and one (1) urinal for each additional two (2) hundred male bathers or major fraction thereof; and
(b)A minimum of two (2) toilet facilities and two (2) toilet stalls for the first one hundred (100) female bathers. A minimum of one (1) additional toilet facility and one (1) toilet stall for each additional one hundred (100) female bathers or major fraction thereof.
602.11All swimming pools and spas shall have at a minimum the following number of shower facilities:
(a) One (1) shower for female bathers;
(b)One (1) shower for male bathers; and
(c)A minimum of two (2) shower heads for each sex. A minimum of one (1) additional shower head shall be required for each sex, and for each additional fifty (50) male or female bathers.
602.12There shall be not less than one (1) shower and not greater than half (½) of the total number of showers required by Subsection 602.11 shall be located on the deck or at the entrance of each pool.
602.13Shower facilities and dressing rooms shall be provided at all swimming pools unless these facilities are provided in the building housing the swimming pool, spa pool, or sauna.
602.14Subsection 602.13 does not apply to semi-public swimming pools at hotels, motels, condominiums, and apartments where the:
(a)Pool’s use is restricted to residents and guests; and
(b)Farthest unit in the hotel, motel, condominium, or apartment is less than three hundred feet (300 ft.) from the pool area, as measured along walkways provided for access by residents and guests to the pool area.