OAR 333-060-0200
Pool Water Quality


(1)

Water in public swimming pools and wading pools shall be maintained with water quality parameters within the set limits set out in Pool Water Quality OAR 333-060-0200 (Pool Water Quality) and Table 3. [Table not included. See ED. Note.]

(2)

Testing Equipment:

(a)

All public swimming pools shall have functional test kit(s) or equipment for measuring the pH, free and combined chlorine concentration, or bromine, (or concentration of other approved disinfectant), total alkalinity, turbidity (water clarity) and cyanuric id if stabilized chlorine is used;

(b)

Functional test skits or testing systems to test for total copper and silver concentrations shall be provided when they are used as supplemental disinfectants;

(c)

Test kits for measuring free chlorine or bromine shall use DPD as the reagent.

(3)

Pool operators shall test and record the parameters described in subsections (2)(a) and (b) of this rule with the following minimum frequencies during periods when the pool is open for use:

(a)

pH — Daily;

(b)

Chlorine:

(A)

Outdoor Pools:
(i)
Chlorine (Non-stabilized — Hourly;
(ii)
Chlorine (Stabilized with a minimum of 30 ppm cyanuric acid) — Every four hours.

(B)

Indoors Pools: Chlorine — Every four hours.

(c)

Bromine:

(A)

Outdoor Pools — Bromine — Hourly;

(B)

Indoor Pools — Bromine — every 4 hours.

(d)

Continuous reading devices shall satisfy requirements in subsections (3)(a), (b) and (c) of this rule if such devices record in pH units and ppm of free chlorine or bromine;

(e)

Total copper — Weekly, if used;

(f)

Total silver:

(A)

If ionizing technology is used, once per quarter for one year after equipment is installed; twice per year thereafter;

(B)

Weekly if silver is dispensed without using ionizing technology.

(g)

Total alkalinity — Weekly;

(h)

Calcium hardness — (recommended) — Weekly;

(i)

Turbidity — Daily;

(j)

Cyanuric acid (if used) — Monthly.

(4)

Notwithstanding the above, the Division may require any other testing frequency for a pool water parameter or a chemical added to the pool for the purpose of protecting public health.
[ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are available from the agency.]
333‑060‑0005
Purpose
333‑060‑0010
Adoption by Reference
333‑060‑0015
Definitions
333‑060‑0020
Compliance
333‑060‑0025
Approval to Construct
333‑060‑0030
Plans
333‑060‑0035
Licenses
333‑060‑0040
Conditional Licenses
333‑060‑0045
Maintenance and Modification
333‑060‑0050
Structural Stability
333‑060‑0055
Size
333‑060‑0060
Dimensions
333‑060‑0065
Finishes, Markings and Lifelines
333‑060‑0070
Illumination
333‑060‑0075
Ventilation
333‑060‑0080
Ladders, Recessed Steps and Stairways
333‑060‑0085
Diving
333‑060‑0090
Slides
333‑060‑0091
Waterpark Slides
333‑060‑0095
Elevated Lifeguard Chairs
333‑060‑0100
Life Saving Equipment
333‑060‑0105
Swimming Pool Enclosure
333‑060‑0110
Decks
333‑060‑0115
Overflow Systems
333‑060‑0120
Recirculation System
333‑060‑0125
Inlets
333‑060‑0128
Submerged Suction Outlets and Drains
333‑060‑0130
Piping
333‑060‑0135
Pumps
333‑060‑0140
Filters
333‑060‑0145
Pool Heaters
333‑060‑0150
Disinfectant and Chemical Feeders
333‑060‑0155
Meters and Gauges
333‑060‑0160
Equipment Room
333‑060‑0165
Ground Fault Interrupter
333‑060‑0170
Bathhouses and Sanitary Facilities
333‑060‑0175
Visitor and Spectator Areas
333‑060‑0180
Food Service
333‑060‑0185
Drinking Fountains
333‑060‑0190
Domestic Water Quality
333‑060‑0200
Pool Water Quality
333‑060‑0205
Operation and Maintenance
333‑060‑0206
Supervision — Limited-Use Pools
333‑060‑0207
Supervision — General-Use Pools
333‑060‑0208
Lifeguard Supervision & Training
333‑060‑0209
Pool Staff Training & Safety
333‑060‑0210
Pool Safety
333‑060‑0215
Signs
333‑060‑0220
Variance
333‑060‑0225
Instructional Use of Limited-Use Pools
333‑060‑0500
Wading Pools
333‑060‑0505
New Wading Pool Construction
333‑060‑0510
Existing Wading Pools
333‑060‑0515
Wading Pool Operation
333‑060‑0700
Enforcement
333‑060‑0705
Pool Closure Criteria
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-060-0200’s source at or​.us