R.61-51, Public Swimming Pools (administered by SC Dept. of Environmental Services, Bureau of Water). Enforced by SC Dept. of Environmental Services (DES), Bureau of Water; formerly DHEC prior to the July 2024 split. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
R.61-51 (Public Swimming Pools), last amended June 27, 2014; construction permits run 1 year (extendable). Administering agency moved from DHEC to SC Dept. of Environmental Services after the July 2024 DHEC reorganization.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force since 2014 text; no pending amendment found
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.
R.61-51, Public Swimming Pools (administered by SC Dept. of Environmental Services, Bureau of Water). R.61-51 (Public Swimming Pools), last amended June 27, 2014; construction permits run 1 year (extendable). Administering agency moved from DHEC to SC Dept. of Environmental Services after the July 2024 DHEC reorganization.
SC Dept. of Environmental Services (DES), Bureau of Water; formerly DHEC prior to the July 2024 split.
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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