§ 58-4. Construction and maintenance.  


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  • A. 
    All materials used in the construction of a swimming pool shall be waterproof and easily cleaned.
    B. 
    There shall be no physical connection between a potable public or private water supply system and the pool at a point below the maximum flow line of the pool or to a recirculating heating system of the pool unless such physical connection is so installed and operated that no pool water can be discharged or siphoned into the potable water supply system.
    C. 
    Every swimming pool shall have a complete recirculating purifying system which shall have a capacity of recirculating the pool contents within 24 hours.
    D. 
    Physical, chemical and bacterial qualities of water shall comply at all times with the latest recommendations made by the American Public Health Association or by the New Jersey State Department of Health.
    E. 
    The construction, maintenance and operation of all public or private club pools shall be in accordance with the Swimming Pool Code of New Jersey (1970) and all other applicable state regulations.
    F. 
    The disposal or discharge of water from any swimming pool shall be accomplished without causing a health hazard and/or nuisance.
    G. 
    All private swimming pools, wading pools or portable pools with a water depth of more than one foot shall be disinfected by the use of disinfecting agents with disinfecting qualities equal to that obtained from chlorine-bearing compounds. No water shall be used for swimming purposes which, when tested, shall show coliforms contained therein. For the purpose of this section, the use of disinfecting agents approved by the American Public Health Association or the New Jersey State Department of Health, or such disinfecting agents as shall meet the same or higher standards, shall be deemed compliance with this section.