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Professionals from other fields are often amazed that there are no official standards or legislation specifically
for swimming pools. For over a decade PWTAG campaigned to put this right, but with little support from UK
authorities. This is why PWTAG's book, Swimming Pool Water, remains the best help on the subject.
(The HSE book, The Management of Health & Safety in Swimming Pools, is an invaluable companion volume, which
refers to PWTAG's books for guidance on water treatment.) As an example of PWTAG's influence, the Scottish
Health Department sent a letter to all EHO chiefs, recommending they enforce PWTAG guidelines on cryptosoporidiosis
(in the light of a glasgow pool outbreak).
While drinking water and even coastal waters are subject to regulation in the UK, there is no equivalent specific regulation for the control of swimming pool water quality. To address this issue PWTAG published in Nov 2012 a Code of Practice. The CoP is based substantially on the book Swimming Pool Water: treatment and quality standards for pools and spas (PWTAG 2009), as updated by technical notes available from this website.
The CoP provides a practical summary of the recommendations and guidelines in the book, but also a specific charter to which pool operators can adhere and against which their operation can be evaluated.
Prior to the introduction of the Code of Practice PWTAG in conjunction with the British Standards Institution published in 2004 PAS 39. To give it its full title: Publicly Available Specification PAS39:2003 Management of public swimming pools – Water treatment systems, water treatment plant and heating and ventilation systems – Code of practice. This document is now withdrawn.
PWTAG members were involved in the drafting of a book published jointly by the Health Protection Agency and Health & Safety Executive. Management of Spa Pools: controlling the risk of infection was published in March 2006. See http://www.hpa.org.uk/publications/2006/spa_pools/default.htm
In a European initiative from the UK Drinking Water Inspectorate, PWTAG has been involved in discussions about Europe-wide CEN standards for pool water chemicals. (The DWI, until 1999, organised an approval system for pool chemicals.) There are British and European Standards for these fourteen chemicals.
Sodium chloride used in electrochlorinationOzoneChlorineHydrochloric acidSodium carbonateCarbon dioxideSodium hypochlorite
Sodium hydrogen carbonateSulphuirc acidAlum-based coagulantsSodium hydroxideSodium dichloroisocyanurateIron based coagulants
Calcium hypochloriteSodium Peroxodisulfate
The European Standard for Waterslides BS EN 1069
Part 1 Safety requirements and test methods
The European standard for water play TC 136 WI 00136331
Water play equipment and features – safety requirements, test methods and operational requirements – is currently under development
BS EN 16582-1 Domestic swimming poolsPart 1 General requirements including safety and test methods
BS EN 16713-1 Domestic swimming pools: Water systems.Part 1 Filtration systems. Requirements and test methods
BS EN 16713-2 Domestic swimming pools: Water systemsPart 2. Circulation systems. Requirements and test methods
BS EN 16713-3 Domestic swimming pools: Water systems.Part 3 Treatment. Requirements
BS EN 16582-2. Domestic swimming poolsPart 2 Specific requirements including safety and test methods for in-ground pools
BS EN 16582-3. Domestic swimming poolsPart 3 Specific requirements including safety and test methods for above-ground pools
Although the political climate remains hostile to regulating new areas, PWTAG continues to lobby and negotiate with interested parties, outside as well as inside government. British and European Standards impacting on swimming pool provision and operation