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

(2) Shape. The watercourse must not be narrower than eight feet (8’) and not deeperthan three and one half feet (3½’) at any point.(3) Egress. An approved method of exiting the watercourse must be provided at leastevery two hundred feet (200’) along the watercourse.(4) Deck. An approved deck must be provided along at least one side of the entirewatercourse according to the Construction, Decking section.(5) Circulation. The turnover rate for watercourse pools shall be a minimum of four(4) hours.(6) Velocity. The design velocity of the water in the watercourse must not exceed twomiles per hour (2 m.p.h.).Part 36 Artificial Swimming Lagoonsa.) Application. A ll e lements of thi s a rticle tha t a pply to swimming pool s s hall a pply toartificial swimming lagoons with the following provisions:(1) Construction. Effective upon t he a doption da te of t hese r ules, t he D epartmentwill no longer accept a pplications f or P ool C onstruction Permits f or A rtificialSwimming L agoons. Any properly permitted A rtificial S wimming Lagoonexisting prior to the adoption date of these rules shall be deemed grandfatheredsubject and pursuant to Part 40 of these regulations.(2) Clarity and Signage. Signs s hall be pos ted i n a c onspicuous l ocation a t t heprimary ent rance(s) to the f acility a nd at t he s hallow a nd de ep e nds of t heartificial swimming lagoon stating, in clear legible letters in the minimum stateddimensions:“WARNING” (in m inimum f our i nch ( 4”) h igh t ext) – “(insert na me offacility in all capital letters) IS A NON-TRADITIONAL POOL WITH A SANDBOTTOM IN THE DEEP END. THE WATER CLARITY IN THE DEEP ENDMAY VARY DURING OPERATION AND LIMIT BATHER VISIBILITY TOLIFEGUARDS. PLEASE EXERCISE ADDITIONAL CAUTION W HENSWIMMING IN THIS AREA OF THE POOL.” (in minimum two and one halfinch (2-1/2”) high text)Part 37 Natural Bathing Placesa.) Permit.department.A pe rmit t o ope rate a na tural ba thing pl ace m ust be obt ained f rom t heCobb and Douglas County Public HealthDouglas Rules and Regs for Swimming Pools45