| (70) Overflow system--Overflows, surface skimmers,
and surface water collection systems of various design and manufacture
for removal of surface water from the pool or spa.
(71) Perimeter gutter system (gutter)--Overflow trough
in the perimeter wall of a pool that is a component of the circulation
system or flows to waste.
(72) pH--A value expressing the relative acidic or
basic tendencies of a substance such as water on a scale from 0 to
14, with 7.0 being neutral, values less than 7.0 being acidic, and
values greater than 7.0 being basic.
(73) PHTA--Pool and Hot Tub Alliance. Formerly APSP
and NSPF.
(74) PIWF--Public interactive water feature and fountain.
Any indoor or outdoor installation maintained for public recreation
that includes water sprays, dancing water jets, waterfalls, dumping
buckets, or shooting water cannons in various arrays for the purpose
of wetting the persons playing in the spray streams. It may be a stand-alone
PIWF, also known as a splash pad, spray pad, or wet deck, or may share
a water supply, disinfection system, filtration system, circulation
system, or other treatment system that allows water to co-mingle with
a pool.
(75) Pool yard or spa yard--An area that has an enclosure
containing a pool or spa.
(76) Public pool--Any man-made permanently installed
or non-portable structure, basin, chamber or tank containing an artificial
body of water that is maintained or used expressly for public recreation,
swimming, diving, aquatic sports, or other aquatic activity. Public
pools include but are not limited to activity pools, catch pools,
lazy or leisure river pools, wave action pools, vortex pools, therapy
pools, and wading pools. A public pool may be publicly or privately
owned and may be operated by an owner, lessee, operator, licensee
or concessionaire. A fee for use may or not be charged. The term does
not include a residential pool, artificial swimming lagoon, floatation
system or chamber, or a body of water that continuously recirculates
water from a spring.
(A) Class A pool--Any pool maintained or used, with
or without a fee, for accredited competitive events such as FINA,
United States Swimming, United States Diving, NCAA, and National Federation
of State High School Association events. A Class A pool may also be
used for recreational swimming.
(B) Class B pool--Any pool maintained or used for public
recreation and open to the general public with or without a fee.
(C) Class C pool--Any pool operated for and in conjunction
with:
(i) lodging, such as hotels, motels, apartments, condominiums,
or mobile home parks;
(ii) youth camps, property owner associations, private
organizations, or clubs; or
(iii) schools, colleges, or universities while operated
for academic or continuing education classes. The use of such a pool
would be open to occupants, members or students, and their guests,
but not to the general public.
(77) Recessed treads--A series of vertically spaced
cavities in the pool or spa wall creating tread areas for step holes.
(78) Regulatory authority--A federal or state agency
or local regulatory authority having jurisdiction over pools and spas,
and associated facilities.
(79) Rehabilitate or remodel--To modify or remake a
pool or spa in a similar but different manner, or to change the style,
shape or form of a pool or spa.
(80) Renovation--To return a pool or spa or any part
of a pool or spa that may still be operational and functional, but
that is outdated or has faded, declined, or deteriorated, to its former
or original state, includes remodeling or rehabilitation of a pool
or spa, and has the same meaning as the definition of alteration as
found in the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Renovation
of pool or spa shall not cause existing systems to become unsafe,
unsanitary, or overloaded.
(81) Repair--The reconstruction or renewal of any part
of a pool or spa for the purpose of its maintenance or to correct
damage. Repair work may involve replacing like items or maintenance,
such as periodic pool resurfacing or re-plastering. Repairs shall
not cause existing systems to become unsafe, unsanitary, or overloaded.
(82) Rescue tube--A piece of lifesaving equipment that
is an essential part of the equipment that must be carried by lifeguards
and that is used to make water rescue easier by helping support the
victim's and rescuer's weight.
(83) Resident youth camp--A resident youth camp as
described in the Texas Youth Camps Safety and Health rules, §265.11
of this chapter (relating to Definitions).
(84) Residential pool or spa--A pool or spa that is
located on private property under the control of the property owner
or the owner's tenant and that is intended for use by not more than
two resident families and their guests. It includes a pool or a spa
serving only a single-family home or duplex.
(85) Return inlet or inlet--Aperture or fitting through
which water under positive pressure returns into the pool or spa.
(86) Rinsing shower--A shower located on the pool or
spa deck for the purpose of removing sand, dirt, sweat, and user hygiene
products without the use of hot water or soap.
(87) Secchi disk--An 8-inch diameter disk with alternating
black and white quadrants that is lowered in the pool and spa and
is used to measure water turbidity and clarity.
(88) Self-closing and self-latching device--A device
or mechanism that causes a gate to automatically close without human
or electrical power after it has been opened, and to automatically
latch without human or electrical power when the gate closes.
(89) Shallow areas--Pool water areas where the depth
of the water is five feet or less.
(90) Skimmer--A device installed in the pool or spa
that permits the removal of floating debris and surface water to the
filter. A skimmer is not considered a suction outlet for purposes
of this subchapter.
(91) Slide--A recreational feature with a flow of water
and an inclined flume or channel by which a user is conveyed downward
into a pool.
(A) Drop slide--A slide that drops users into the water
from an elevated height into water.
(B) Pool slide--A slide having a configuration as defined
in the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter II, Title 16, Part 1207
by CPSC or is similar in construction to a playground slide that allows
users to slide from an elevated height to a pool. This includes children's
(tot) slides.
(C) Waterslide--A slide that runs into a landing pool
or runout through a fabricated channel with flowing water.
(92) Slip-resistant--A surface that has been treated
or constructed to significantly reduce the chance of slipping.
(93) Slope break--Point where the slope of the pool
floor changes to a greater slope.
(94) Spa--A body of water intended for the immersion
of persons in either hot or cold water, circulated in a closed system,
and not intended to be drained and refilled after each use. A spa
can include a filter, heater, a pump or pumps, blowers and water sanitizing
equipment. The term includes a swim spa or exercise spa.
(A) Class A spa--Any spa maintained or used, with or
without a fee, for accredited competitive events such as FINA, United
States Swimming, United States Diving, NCAA, and National Federation
of State High School Association events.
(B) Class B spa--Any spa maintained or used for public
recreation and open to the general public with or without a fee.
(C) Class C spa--Any spa operated for and in conjunction
with:
(i) lodging, such as hotels, motels, apartments, condominiums,
or mobile home parks;
(ii) youth camps, property owner associations, private
organizations, or clubs; or
(iii) schools, colleges, or universities while operated
for academic or continuing education classes, or hospitals or medical
centers.
(95) Steps, stairs, and recessed steps--A riser or
tread or a series of risers or treads extending down from the deck
and terminating at the pool or spa floor. Recessed steps have the
risers recessed into the pool and spa wall.
(96) Suction outlet--A submerged fitting, fitting assembly,
cover or grate, and related components that provide a localized low-pressure
area for the transfer of water from a pool or spa.
(97) Surf pool--A pool, with less than 20,000 square
feet of water surface area, in which waves are generated and dedicated
to the activity of surfing on a surfboard or analogous surfing device
commonly used in the ocean and intended for sport. A surf pool is
intended for the sport of surfing as opposed to general play activities
in wave pools.
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