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The intent of this program is to protect public health and safety at public recreational facilities which include swimming pools, wading pools, spas, water slides, scholastic competition pools, and at hotel, motel and condominium pools. No person shall install, operate, or maintain a public bathing facility unless the construction, design, and physical specifications have received prior approval. PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL POOLS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS PROGRAM. The state currently monitors conditions at more than 1200 bathing facilities. more... |
Hot Topics
- Approved Safety Devices
- Emergency Entrapment Release Procedure
- Federal Mandate on Public Pool and Spa Safety
Enacted December 19, 2007 – The "Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act"
Requires anti-entrapment equipment on pools and spas 1 year from enacted date.
Administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
A Summary of the Federal Pool and Spa Safety Requirements
Publications
- Fecal Accidents – A Protocol for Public Bathing Facilities (Fact Sheet BB-47)
Training
- Certified Pool Operator or Aquatic Facility Operator Course Listing
Forms/Applications
Contact Us
- Tim Wilson
Public Pool and Spa Program
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-7108
(603) 271-7894 (fax)
richard.wilson@des.nh.gov
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