Public Pools and Spas

This program regulates public pools and spas in El Dorado County. Public pools include swimming pools, spa pools, and wading pools at apartments, condominiums, townhouses, hotels, motels, schools, community centers, health clubs, mobile home parks, campgrounds, and resorts. The goal of this program is to ensure that all public pools are free of safety hazards and any risk of communicable diseases.

Activities of this program include:

• Plan review to determine compliance of public swimming pools/spas with Code requirements;
• Construction inspections;
• Unannounced inspections of swimming pools throughout the year;
• Investigations of complaints from the public regarding unsafe or unsanitary public swimming pools.

Environmental Health Division does not inspect private pools or spas maintained by individuals for the use of family and friends.

Pool construction and remodel information and guidelines

• Swimming Pool Plan Check Guidelines  - plan review (new or remodeled)is required of all public pools and spas - includes changes to any operation / safety components
  
• Pool/Spa Permit Application - a permit is required for each pool and/or spa at a location.
  
• Pool and Spa Maintenance Log - a daily log is required & is reviewed during inspections
  
• Service Request Form
  
• Fee Schedule
  

California Swimming Pool Requirements:

• Summary of requirements from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
  
• Policy: Closure of Natural Bathing Places (South Lake Tahoe only) - routine water samples are collected - closure required when water is contaminated
  
• Pool Code for Public Swimming Pools and Spas
  
• Title XIV of H.R. 6: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
  
• Flow Chart for Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Safety Act
  
• Public swimming pool owners shall file a completed CDPH-issued compliance form with the local environmental health department within 30 days following the completion of the swimming pool construction or required installation of drain covers and other anti-entrapment devices or systems.
  

Maintenance:

• Fecal Accidents: Disinfection of Public Pools & Management of Fecal Accidents 
• Safety Notice - Anti-entrapment covers 
  
• Repairs: List of Swimming Pool Repair & Construction Contractors 
• FAQs: Pool and Spa
  

Pool/Spa News: 

• Eight Manufacturers Recall Pool and In-Ground Spa Drain Covers Due to Incorrect Ratings. Covers Pose Possible Entrapment Hazard to Swimmers(5/26/2011)
• Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection) Crypto is commonly spread through recreational water activities.
• West Nile Virus and Its Impact on Pools and Spas
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission - Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act