| (45) NRPA--National Recreation and Parks Association.
(46) ORP--Oxidation Reduction Potential. The measure
of the oxidation-reduction potential of chemicals in water or the
tendency for a solution to either gain or lose electrons. It is generally
measured in millivolts (mV) by means of an electronic meter and depends
upon types and concentrations of oxidizing and reducing chemicals
in water.
(47) pH--A value expressing the relative acidic or
basic tendencies of liquids, 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.
(48) PHTA--Pool and Hot Tub Alliance. Formerly APSP.
(49) PIWF--Public interactive water feature and fountain.
A PIWF includes 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.
(50) Pool yard or spa yard--An area that has an enclosure
containing a pool or spa.
(51) Public pool--For purposes of the rules in this
subchapter related to safety, operation and management, signage and
enclosures, pools are classified and referred to as follows: 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, or 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 that is not a Class A or
B pool that is limited to occupants, members, or students and their
guests, but not to the general public. It is a pool operated for and
in conjunction with:
(i) lodging, such as hotels, motels, apartments, condominiums,
RV parks, 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.
(52) Pools and Spas--Public swimming pools and public
spas are referred to as pools and spas throughout this subchapter.
(53) Ppm--Parts per million.
(54) Public 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.
For purposes of the rules in this subchapter related to safety, operation
and management, signage, and enclosures, spas are classified and referred
to as follows:
(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--A spa that is not a Class A or Class
B spa that is open to occupants, members, or students and their guests,
but not to the general public. It is a spa that is operated for and
in conjunction with:
(i) lodging, such as hotels, motels, apartments, condominiums,
RV parks, 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.
(55) Regulatory authority--A federal or state agency
or local regulatory authority having jurisdiction over pools and spas,
and associated facilities.
(56) Rescue tube--A piece of lifesaving equipment that
is a part of the equipment used by lifeguards to make water rescue
easier by helping support the victim's and rescuer's weight.
(57) Resident youth camp--A resident youth camp as
described in the Texas Youth Camps Safety and Health rules, §265.11
of this chapter.
(58) 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.
(59) 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.
(60) 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.
(61) Secondary disinfection system--A process or system
installed in addition to the standard disinfection system required
on all pools and spas.
(62) 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.
(63) 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 United States Consumer Product Safety Commission 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.
(64) Supplemental treatment system--A system, process,
or water treatment which is not required on a public pool or spa for
health and safety reasons that may be used to enhance overall system
performance and improve water quality.
(65) 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.
(66) Superchlorination--See paragraph (12) of this
section, Breakpoint chlorination.
(67) TCEQ--Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(68) TDLR--Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(69) Therapeutic pool or spa--A pool or spa that is
operated exclusively for therapeutic purposes, such as physical therapy,
and is under the direct supervision and control of licensed or certified
medical personnel.
(70) Total alkalinity--A measure of the ability or
capacity of water to resist change in pH, also known as the buffering
capacity of water. Total alkalinity is measured with a test kit and
expressed as parts per million (ppm) and consists mainly of carbonates,
bicarbonates and hydroxides.
(71) Total chlorine--The sum of both the free available
chlorine and combined chlorine (chloramines).
(72) UL--An independent testing laboratory (formerly
Underwriters Laboratories).
(73) USCG--United States Coast Guard.
(74) User--A person using a pool, spa, or lagoon or
adjoining deck.
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