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Recreational Water Facility is a body of water under the control of a person that has been modified, improved,
constructed or installed, for the purpose of public swimming or bathing.
It includes, but is not limited to, bathing beaches, swimming, wading,
and diving pools; water slides, spray pools, lazy rivers, and wave
pools; spas, hot tubs, therapeutic pools, hydrotherapy pools, and
whirlpools; facilities operated by communities, subdivisions, apartment
complexes,condominiums, clubs, camps, schools, institutions, parks,
mobile home parks, hotels, and similar recreational and public
facilities.
If you are constructing a new recreational water
facility, you will need to contact the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health and send
plans to obtain a permit to modify, improve, construct, or install a
recreational water facility for public swimming or bathing.
Water Quality Guidelines, Closure requirements and Cleanup Procedures
SR-153 Recreational Water Facilities Tables
Test Kit Requirements
Equipment used for testing free or total chlorine shall use the DPD (N, N-Diethyl-P-Phenylenediamine) method.
Outdoor Pools
Outdoor pools must be inspected before (Memorial Day Weekend) the pools open for the season. Weekly
Swimming Pool Operational Reports are required to be submitted to the
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department with a weekly summary of operations
and tests.
Weekly Swimming Pool Operational Report Log
Lifeguard Requirements
The
number of lifeguards required shall be determined by the size of the
recreational water facility and the number of patrons as described in Table 64-16 B.
The
employment of lifeguards is recommended, but not mandatory at: Mobile
home parks, travel trailer camps, hotels, motels, apartment complexes,
condominiums or private residential communities that have recreational
water facilities that are available for use only to the residents; or
Mobile
home parks, travel trailer camps, hotels, motels, apartment complexes,
condominiums, or private residential communities that have recreational
water facilities with a depth of five feet or less.
If the
facility employs no lifeguards, the management shall post a sign in a
prominent location near the recreational water facility stating: Warning: No lifeguard on duty. All persons under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
