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California Public Swimming Pool Requirements

Last Update: November 26, 2013

Pool Drain Cover Recall, May 26, 2011

• CPSC Pool Drain Cover Recall
• Consumer FAQs-APSP
• Professional FAQs-APSP
• Pictures of Recalled Drains (PDF)

CPSC, Interpretation of Unblockable Drain, April 27, 2010

• Consumer Product Safety Commission issues interpretation of "unblockable drain" in Code of Federal Regulations; 16CFR Part 1450.

CPSC, Interpretation of Unblockable Drain, October 11, 2011

• Consumer Product Safety Commission issues interpretation of "unblockable drain" in Code of Federal Regulations; 16CFR Part 1450.

California Public Swimming Pool Requirements

California Health and Safety Code

Section 1797.182

• Sections 116025-116068
• Swimming Pool Safety Act [Sections 115920-115929 (Residential pools)]
• Wave Pool Safety Act [Sections 115950-115952]
• Section 18942
• Sections 116064.1-116064.2

California Code of Regulations (Title 22)

• Title 22, Chapter 20, Sections 65501-65551

California Building Code (Title 24)

• Title 24, Chapter 31B, Sections 3101B-3162B
• Title 24, Article 680, Sections 680-12 to 680-13
• Chapter 31B Code Reference International Code Council
• Title 24, Chapter 31B, Sections 3101B - 3162, effective September 1, 2012
• Title 24, Chapter 31B, Proposed Express Terms for the 2013 Intervening Code Cycle

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

• Consumer Product Safety Commission Interpretation
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Guide to Compliance
• Consumer Product Safety Commission List of Manufacturers
• Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
• CDPH Information Letter

Assembly Bill 1020, Public Swimming Pools: Anti-entrapment Devices and Systems

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Compliance Guide for Assembly Bill 1020 (PDF)
• Compliance Guide for Assembly Bill 1020 Flowchart (PDF)
• Compliance Information for Assembly Bill 1020

CDPH Policy Letters

• PPSA 09-01 (PDF)
• PPSA 09-01 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 09-02 (PDF)
• PPSA 09-03 (PDF)
• PPSA 09-03 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 09-04 (PDF) - replaced by PPSA 10-03 (PDF)
• PPSA 10-01 (PDF)
• PPSA 10-01 Enclosure (PDF) - replaced by PPSA 10-02 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 10-02 (PDF)
• PPSA 10-02 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 10-03 (PDF)

Links

• Title 22 Public Swimming Pool Regulations Final Draft January 28, 2013 (Word)
• Title 22 Public Swimming Pool Regulations Final Draft January 28, 2013 (PDF)
• Title 24 Public Swimming Pool Regulations Final Express Terms December 12, 2012 (PDF)