Douglas County Rules and Regulations for Swimming Pools - Cobb ...

deck shall be provided from the base of the access to the slide to the edge of the deckaway from the slide.(8) Lighting. For a n out door w ater-slide us ed a t ni ght or for a n i ndoor w aterslide,adequate lighting shall be provided for all areas of the flume, in accordance with theSection, “Lighting.”(9) Volume of pump reservoirs. The pump reservoirs shall have sufficient volume, inaccordance w ith t he m anufacturer’s i nstructions, t o c ontain e nough w ater t o i nsurethat the low er s plash pool w ill ma intain a c onstant w ater d epth. An a pproved,automatic ma ke-up w ater de vice, with ba ckflow pr evention, s hall be pr ovided f oreach reservoir.c.) Circulation system. A water circulation system consisting of pumps, piping, filters, waterconditioning, and disinfection equipment and other accessory equipment shall be provided inorder to clarify, condition and disinfect the splash pool volume of water or water circulatedthrough a run out, and all water used for the slide. T he equipment shall be operated on atwenty-four (24) hour basis to obtain the minimum one (1) turnover every hour.d.) Suction outlets and fittings. If suction outlets a nd fittings separate f rom t he ci rculationsystem’s main drains are used for make-up water for the slide, they shall be located at thelowest portion of the splash pool; or may be installed in the lowest portion of the splash poolwall oppos ite f rom t he flume t erminus; or , i f u sed, a t t he l owest por tion of t he run outopposite of t he f ume t erminus. Suction out lets a nd f ittings s hall comply with t herequirements for m ain d rains i n Part 11 , “Circulation Systems” and Part 12 , “Piping a ndHydraulics” of this article. The circulation system main drains shall be located at the lowestportion of the splash pool.e.) Bathing load. The bathing load shall be calculated on t he basis of one (1) person in theminimum r equired s plash pool s urface a rea, a nd a m aximum of one ( 1) pe rson f or e verythirty square feet (30 s. f.) of pool surface area in those areas of the splash pool that exceedthe minimum required splash pool area. If the slide is a component of a pool other than adedicated splash pool, then the bathing load is one (1) person in the minimum required splashpool area, and the remaining pool area shall comply with Part 9, “Construction”, c.), Size.f.) Safety. At least one person responsible for the operation of the slide shall monitor and bestationed at the bottom of the slide at all times the slide is open for use. If that person’s viewof the slide’s entry is obscured at any point, then a second slide operator shall monitor and bestationed at the slide’s entry point, or if the length of the slide or flume exceeds thirty feet(30’) in length. A pproved signage shall be posted that states; that at any time, only one (1)bather, or device with bathers such as a raft, shall be allowed on the slide after the previoususer or raft has exited the splash pool or run-out; only one bather or device with bathers, suchas a raft, shall be allowed on t he platform to the slide; and only one bather or device withbathers such as a raft shall be allowed in the splash pool. Slide monitors shall enforce theserules. A key-operated, properly grounded switch to operate the pump supplying water to theslide shall be installed on the deck near the slide. An emergency cut-off switch for the slideCobb and Douglas County Public HealthDouglas Rules and Regs for Swimming Pools40