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

.) Plans. Site plans prepared by a registered engineer shall display the anticipated bathingload, location, topography of the bathing area and surrounding land area, and appurtenancessuch a s t he b athhouse, l ifeguard s tations, a nd ot her r elated structures. P lans s hall besubmitted t o t he de partment f or r eview and must r eceive f inal approval prior t o a nydevelopment.c.) Facilities. Adequate f acilities s hall be pr ovided a nd a ppropriate pr ecautions s hall betaken to control bathers’ use of natural bathing places to insure their health and well being.d.) Design. For water depths up to five feet (5’) the floor of the body of water shall consistof s tabilized s and or ot her de partment a pproved m aterial a nd t he bot tom s lope s hall notexceed one foot (1’) in twelve feet (12’). The slope shall be smooth and constant without anysudden c hanges or dr op-offs. T he out er bounda ry of t he ba thing a rea s hall be m arked b yvisible poles spaced not more than two hundred feet (200’) apart mounted to the bottom. Theouter boundary shall also be clearly visible and posted to prevent unauthorized boats and skitraffic from entering the bathing area. Poles shall be connected by a sturdy line with buoysnot ove r t wenty feet ( 20’) a part. D epth m arkers shall be i nstalled on each pol e. Areas ofexcessive de pths, pr ojections, s teep ba nks, o r o ther a reas w hich m ight be c onsidered apotential hazard to the bather must be adequately marked with buoys, poles or other markersso a s t o w arn bathers. Beach, de ck, or adj acent r ecreational ar eas s hall ha ve a t otal ar eaequivalent to the designed total bathing area.e.) Survey. A s anitary survey s hall b e conducted prior to permitting o f a na tural ba thingplace and annually to record characteristics of the water source, possible sources of sewagecontamination, i ndustrial w astes, pot ential ha zards, a nd s ite s uitability. A r eport of t hissurvey shall be submitted to the department prior to opening for the season.f.) Bacterial quality. Bacteriological analyses for fecal coliform shall be made of the waterand t he r esults s hall be i ncluded i n t he s anitary survey. R esurvey and a nalyses m ay berequired as often as is deemed necessary by the department. At least four (4) bacteriologicalsamples shall be collected from the proposed bathing area. Each sample shall be collected atleast t wenty f our ( 24) hours a part, w eekly for t hree (3) consecutive weeks p rior t o theopening date. The water quality shall meet the current standards for recreational waters asspecified by t he c urrent r ules a nd r egulations of t he G eorgia E nvironmental P rotectionDivision for Water Use Classification and Water Quality Standards.g.) Routine sampling. No less than four (4) bacteriological samples at intervals not less than24 hours shall be collected from the bathing area for each thirty (30) day interval between theopening date and the final day of operation for the season. The initial sampling date shallestablish the sampling cycle wherein samples may be collected. The water quality shall meetthe current standards for recreational waters as specified by the current rules and regulationsof t he G eorgia E nvironmental P rotection D ivision. A c opy of t he l aboratory r eport(s) f oreach testing interval shall be submitted to the department.h.) Sanitary facilities. Sanitary facilities shall meet the requirements as specified in Part 22,“Sanitary Facilities.”Cobb and Douglas County Public HealthDouglas Rules and Regs for Swimming Pools46