44:70:10:39.  Water recreation facilities. Each water recreation facility operated by a facility and used by any resident or the public, must be designed, constructed, and maintained using the "Recommended Standards for Swimming Pool Design and Operation," 1996 edition.

    A facility shall collect and submit at least one water sample weekly for each swimming pool, spa, or other water recreational facility under the owner's or operator's control to an EPA-certified laboratory for bacteriological analysis. The owner or operator shall report any unsafe water sample test results to the department within three days after receipt of such test results. Upon the receipt of an unsafe water sample, the facility must submit two consecutive negative samples to the department to confirm treatment procedures have eliminated the contamination. If a resample test is positive, the facility must close the affected water recreational facility and submit two consecutive negative samples prior to allowing use of the affected water recreational facility. The facility shall use a colorimetric test kit for the monitoring and adjusting of disinfectant levels and pH in a swimming pool, spa, or other water recreational facility. The facility shall maintain a daily log of disinfectant levels and pH.

    Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023.

    General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(1)(14).

    Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.

    Collateral Reference: "Recommended Standards for Swimming Pool Design and Operation." Copies are available at no cost at https://doh.sd.gov/documents/Food/standardsforswimmingpooldesign.pdf.