Section 25-C6422. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - DAILY WATER QUALITY & SAFETY LOGS

 

6422.1Each swimming pool or spa shall record the following information on a daily basis, unless otherwise required:

 

(a)Name of each swimming pool or spa operator on duty;

 

(b)Name of each lifeguard on duty;

 

(c)Rate of flow readings;

 

(d)Weather;

 

(e)Temperature;

 

(f)Attendance;

 

(g)The time of filter backwash or cleaning;

 

(h)Injuries or accidents at the swimming pool or spa;

 

(i)Chemicals added to the waters;

 

(j)Malfunctioning or broken equipment;

 

(k)pH readings, taken at a minimum of three (3) hour intervals;

 

(l)Free chlorine residual readings, taken at a minimum of three (3) hour intervals;

 

(m)Total bromine residual readings, taken at a minimum of three (3) hour intervals; and

 

(n)Cyanuric acid, if used, residual readings, taken prior to opening the swimming pool or spa for bathers.

 

6422.2The information required in section 6422.1 shall be recorded a minimum of three (3) times per day, unless otherwise required, and in conformance with the following schedule:

 

(a)The first recording of the day shall be made one-half (1/2) hour before the swimming pool or spa opens to bathers;

 

(b)The second recording shall be completed between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.; and

 

(c)The final recording shall be completed two (2) hours before closing.

 

6422.3The Department may require more frequent recordings than those specified in this section if conditions, including high bather load, high temperatures, bright sunlight, or inadequate water quality exist.

 

6422.4The daily operational log must be easily readable, dated and signed, and available on the premises for inspection by the Director for a minimum of three (3) years.

 

6422.5Pool owners, managers, swimming pool and spa operators, and lifeguards shall be the responsible for maintaining the daily report logs required in section 6422.1.

 

6422.6Complete reports shall reflect manually conducted pool water tests for pH and disinfectant levels at least as specified in section 6422.1.

 

6422.7If a human fecal accident should occur, the pool owner, manager, swimming pool and spa operator, or lifeguard shall comply with all recommendations found in the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) "Fecal accident response recommendations for Aquatics staff" found on the internet web site: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/fecalacc.htm.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 012845 (December 26, 2008).