Title 22 CCR Div. 4, Ch. 20 Public Pools (secs. 65501-65551; current text effective Jan 1, 2015, OAL file 2014-0902-02S); Title 24 Part 2 Ch. 31B public pool design and construction (secs. 3101B-3162B); Health and Safety Code secs. 116025-116068. Enforced by Local county/city environmental health departments (CDPH adopts the Title 22 rules); local building departments for Chapter 31B plan approval and permits. Reported, in verification; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
CDPH's final text sets operator duties: daily disinfectant and pH tests with records kept two years, water clarity and closure rules, a no-lifeguard warning sign, rescue pole and life ring, contamination and drowning response, and closure by the enforcing agent, defined in sec. 65501 as the local health officer or environmental health director, their registered staff, or a CDPH inspector.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force (DPH-03-017A final text re-read Oct 24, 2026)
The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (drain covers and anti-entrapment) applies to every public pool alongside the state rule below.
These apply when the building has the equipment or fits the type named. The frequency is the standard one; your local official can set a stricter one, so confirm it for the address.
Title 22 CCR Div. 4, Ch. 20 Public Pools (secs. 65501-65551; current text effective Jan 1, 2015, OAL file 2014-0902-02S); Title 24 Part 2 Ch. 31B public pool design and construction (secs. 3101B-3162B); Health and Safety Code secs. 116025-116068. CDPH's final text sets operator duties: daily disinfectant and pH tests with records kept two years, water clarity and closure rules, a no-lifeguard warning sign, rescue pole and life ring, contamination and drowning response, and closure by the enforcing agent, defined in sec. 65501 as the local health officer or environmental health director, their registered staff, or a CDPH inspector.
Local county/city environmental health departments (CDPH adopts the Title 22 rules); local building departments for Chapter 31B plan approval and permits.
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