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California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 19 - Certification of Environmental Laboratories › Article 9 - Laboratory Personnel [Repealed] › Section 64817 - Laboratory Personnel

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each laboratory shall designate a Laboratory Director. Except as provided in
				  (b) below, no person shall be designated as a Laboratory Director unless he or
				  she meets the following educational and experience requirements.
(1) Possesses at least a baccalaureate degree
				  in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, environmental, sanitary or
				  public health engineering, natural or physical science.
(2) Has at least three years experience in
				  the analysis of water, wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste or other
				  environmental samples. The experience requirement shall be satisfied from
				  relevant work experience prior to the person having obtained the position of
				  Laboratory Director. A master's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biology,
				  microbiology, environmental, sanitary or public hearing engineering, natural or
				  physical science may be substituted for one year of the required experience. A
				  doctorate in chemistry, biochemistry, environmental, sanitary or public hearing
				  engineering, biology, microbiology, natural or physical science may be
				  substituted for two years of the required experience.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 19 - Certification of Environmental Laboratories › Article 10 - Notification and Reporting [Repealed] › Section 64819 - Notification and Reporting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Laboratories certified for Field of Testing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 shall conform
				  to the following reporting and notification requirements.
(1) Laboratories reporting bacterial quality
				  results as required by Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section
				  64423.1 shall submit a bacterial monitoring report including information
				  required in Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Sections 64423.1(c)(2)
				  and (c)(3) directly to the Department.
(2) The laboratory shall notify a water
				  supplier's designated contact person as soon as possible, but within 24 hours,
				  and record the method and time of notification or attempted notification,
				  whenever any of the following occur:
(A) The
				  presence of total coliforms, fecal coliforms, or Escherichia coli (E. coli) is
				  confirmed.
(B) A bacterial sample
				  is invalidated due to an interference as defined in Title 22, California Code
				  of Regulations, Section64425(b).
(C) A nitrate sample exceeds the
				  MCL.
(3) If the
				  laboratory is unable to make direct contact with the supplier's designated
				  contact person within 24 hours, pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(A) or (C), the
				  laboratory shall immediately notify the Department and provide a written record
				  of the time and method of attempted contacts.
(4) All analytical results conducted pursuant
				  to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 15, Domestic Water Quality
				  and Monitoring, shall be reported directly to the Department electronically
				  using the Electronic Deliverable Format as defined in The Electronic
				  Deliverable Format [EDF] Version 1.2i Guidelines & Restrictions dated April
				  2001 and Data Dictionary dated April 2001, by the 10th day of the month
				  following the month in which the analyses were completed.
(5) Whenever a laboratory is requested by a
				  water supplier, pursuant to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Section
				  64425(a)(2), to submit evidence invalidating a sample due to laboratory error,
				  the laboratory shall provide the supplier with information which shall include:
(A) A letter from the Laboratory Director to
				  the water supplier agreeing to the invalidation request by reason of laboratory
				  accident or error;
(B) complete
				  sample identification, laboratory sample log number (if used), date and time of
				  collection, date and time of receipt by the laboratory, date and time of
				  analysis for the sample(s) in question;
(C) complete description of the error alleged
				  to have invalidated the result(s);
(D) copies of all analytical, operating, and
				  quality assurance records pertaining to the incident in question; and
(E) any observations noted by laboratory
				  personnel when receiving and analyzing the sample(s) in question.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 19 - Certification of Environmental Laboratories › Article 11 - Reciprocity Agreements [Repealed] › Section 64821 - Reciprocity Agreements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Another State's, or a United States agency's environmental laboratory
				  certification, accreditation, or licensing program shall be recognized for the
				  purposes of reciprocity if the program requires:
(1) periodic analyses of performance
				  evaluation samples by the participating laboratories with the frequency of
				  submittal, the method of evaluation, and the established acceptance limits at
				  least equal to those established in Section 64809 of this Chapter;
(2) on-site evaluation of participating
				  laboratories during which the laboratory is reviewed under criteria at least
				  equal to that established in Section 64807 of this Chapter;
(3) standards for quality assurance,
				  laboratory facilities, test methods, laboratory equipment, and personnel for
				  participating laboratories at least equal to those in Sections 64811,
				  64813,64815, and
				  64817 of this Chapter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 19 - Certification of Environmental Laboratories › Article 13 - Trade Secrets [Repealed] › Section 64825 - Trade Secrets

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If
				  a laboratory identifies information provided to the Department as a trade
				  secret, the Department shall not release such information unless:
(1) the release is authorized under state or
				  federal law; and
(2) the Department
				  has notified the laboratory of the impending release. Such notification shall
				  be at least ten days prior to releasing any information identified as a trade
				  secret, stating the name of the party requesting the information, the reason
				  for the request, the authority to release this information, and the date the
				  information will be released.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 19 - Certification of Environmental Laboratories › Article 14 - Sale or Transfer of Ownership of a Laboratory [Repealed] › Section 64827 - Sale or Transfer of Ownership

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  A certificate shall be voided by operation of law if one or more of the
				  following occurs.
(1) An original Owner fails
				  to notify the Department, in writing, within 15 days after a change in
				  ownership.
(2) A new Owner
				  relocates the laboratory within 90 days of assuming ownership.
(3) If more than half the number of
				  laboratory persons either quit or are terminated and replaced by a new Owner
				  within 90 days of assuming ownership.
(4) If a new Owner submits an application to
				  alter the laboratory's certificate as issued to the prior Owner by the addition
				  of any Subgroup within any Field of Testing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 19 - Certification of Environmental Laboratories › Article 16 - National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) [Repealed] › Section 64860 - NELAP Accreditation Fees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The following schedule of fees shall
				  apply to every environmental laboratory applying for an initial, amendment, or
				  renewal of a National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP)
				  primary or secondary accreditation:
(1) A
				  non-refundable application fee of $3,000 payable at the time of initial and
				  renewal application for accreditation, and
(2) An additional non-refundable fee for each
				  Field of Testing specified in Health and Safety Code Section
				  100862
				  which the laboratory has requested in its application, payable at the time of
				  application for an initial, amended, or renewed NELAP accreditation, as
				  follows:
(A) A fee of $750 for each low
				  complexity Field of Testing, identified as Fields of Testing number N115, N120,
				  and N121.
(B) A fee of $1000 for
				  each medium complexity Field of Testing, identified as Field of Testing number
				  N101, N102, N103, N106, N107, N108, N109, N112, N114, and N118.
(C) A fee of $1,800 for each high complexity
				  Field of Testing, identified as Field of Testing number N104, N105, N110, N111,
				  N113, N116, N117 and N119.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 65503 - Scope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The provisions
				  of this Chapter shall apply to all public pools and public pool sites,
				  including, but not limited to:
(1) Amusement
				  park pools.
(2) Apartment house
				  pools.
(3) Bed and breakfast inn
				  pools.
(4) Campground
				  pools.
(5) Club pools.
(6) Commercial pools.
(7) Condominium pools.
(8) Health or fitness club pools.
(9) Homeowner association pools.
(10) Hotel pools.
(11) Licensed day care facility
				  pools.
(12) Medical facility
				  pools.
(13) Mineral springs
				  pools.
(14) Motel pools.
(15) Municipal pools.
(16) Public or private school
				  pools.
(17) Recreational vehicle or
				  mobile home park pools.
(18) Resort
				  pools.
(19) Special purpose
				  pools.
(20) Spray
				  grounds.
(21) Swim school
				  pools.
(22) Water park
				  pools.
(23) Wave
				  pools.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 2 - Plans, Construction and Inspection › Section 65505 - Plans and Specifications. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						24102,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						24101.1,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 2 - Plans, Construction and Inspection › Section 65507 - Records. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						24102,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						24101.1
						and
						24105,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 2 - Plans, Construction and Inspection › Section 65509 - Construction. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						24102,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						24101.1,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 2 - Plans, Construction and Inspection › Section 65511 - Inspection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except after seasonal closures, the enforcing agent shall
					 give written approval before a public pool may be placed in
					 operation.
1. Repealer
					 and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						116055,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65521 - Public Pool Supervision and Operation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Every public pool shall be under the
				  supervision of a pool operator.
(b)
				  The pool operator shall maintain pool operating procedures at the public pool
				  site for use by the pool operator and for inspection by the enforcing
				  agent.
(c) The pool operator shall
				  maintain manufacturers' instructions for the operation and maintenance of all
				  mechanical and electrical equipment and water treatment systems at the public
				  pool site for use by the pool operator and for inspection by the enforcing
				  agent.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116035,
						116040
						and
						116043,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65523 - Operation Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Except as provided in Health and Safety Code, section
				  116048,
				  the pool operator of every public pool open for use at a public pool site shall
				  test the disinfectant residual and pH of the public pool water a minimum of
				  once per day. The pool operator shall also test heated pools' water temperature
				  a minimum of once per day. The pool operator may perform these daily tests
				  using a properly calibrated automatic chemical monitoring and control system if
				  approved by the enforcing agent and in accordance with the manufacturer's
				  equipment specifications for calibration and directions for proper use. The
				  pool operator shall maintain a written daily record of all test results,
				  equipment readings, calibrations, and corrective action taken at the public
				  pool site.
(b) If the pool operator
				  adds cyanuric acid to a public pool, the pool operator shall measure the
				  cyanuric acid concentration in that pool a minimum of once per month and shall
				  maintain a written record of these test results and all corrective action taken
				  at the public pool site.
(c) The
				  pool operator shall maintain a written record of routine maintenance and
				  repairs to the public pool at the public pool site.
(d) If a fecal, vomit, blood contamination,
				  near-drowning, or drowning incident occurs in a pool, the pool operator shall
				  record the incident in accordance with the requirements of section
				  65546 and shall identify the
				  affected public pool in the incident record if there is more than one pool at
				  the public pool site. This record shall be maintained at the public pool
				  site.
(e) The pool operator shall
				  maintain data and records collected pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and
				  (d), for at least two years for inspection by the enforcing agent and shall
				  submit all data and records to the enforcing agent upon the agent's
				  request.
1. Amendment
					 of subsections (a) and (c) filed 8-20-87; operative 9-19-87 (Register 87, No.
					 35).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative
					 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 42).
3. Repealer of subsection (c),
					 subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (e) filed
					 11-22-2016; operative 1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No.
					 48).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116048,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116035,
						116040,
						116043,
						116050
						and
						116055,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65525 - Recirculation and Water Treatment System Operation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The pool operator shall operate pumps,
				  filters, disinfectant and chemical feeders, flow indicators, gauges,
				  recirculation systems, disinfection systems, and all parts of the water
				  treatment system whenever the public pool is available for use and at such
				  additional times as necessary to maintain clean pool water, clear pool water,
				  and the disinfection standards required in section
				  65529.
(b) The variation in flow rate of an
				  operating recirculation system shall be such as not to reduce the flow below 75
				  percent of the rate required in section
				  3124 B, Title 24, California Code
				  of Regulations.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 51).
2. Amendment of
					 section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040,
						116043
						and
						116050,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65527 - Water Clarity

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The pool operator shall maintain clear pool water while the
					 public pool is in use. The pool operator shall close the public pool if the
					 bottom of the pool at the maximum depth is not clearly visible from the deck.
					 The pool operator shall not reopen the public pool for use until the pool water
					 is clean and clear, and the bottom of the pool at the maximum depth is clearly
					 visible from the deck. If the bottom of the pool is not visible 48 hours
					 following inspection and closure by the enforcing agent, the enforcing agent
					 may order the pool drained.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040,
						116043,
						116050,
						116053
						and
						116055,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65529 - Public Pool Disinfection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Public pools, when open or in use, shall be disinfected continuously by a
				  chemical that imparts a disinfectant at concentrations consistent with
				  subdivision (b) of this section. If halogens other than chlorine are used,
				  residuals of equivalent strength shall be maintained.
(b) The minimum and maximum concentrations of
				  disinfectant residuals in public pool water shall be:
Free-Chlorine Residual
Bromine Residual
Without CYA
With CYA
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Public Pools*
1.0
							 ppm
10.0 ppm
2.0 ppm
10.0 ppm
2.0
							 ppm
--
Public Spas, Wading Pools, and Spray
							 Grounds
3.0 ppm
10.0 ppm
3.0 ppm
10.0
							 ppm
4.0 ppm
--
CYA = cyanuric acid; Min = minimum; Max =
							 maximum; ppm = parts per million.
* This includes all public pools except spas, wading pools,
					 and spray grounds.
(c) In
				  addition to the requirements in subdivisions (a) and (b), a spray ground and
				  water features with an ultraviolet light disinfection system shall be
				  disinfected continuously at a minimum of 40 mJ/cm2
				  by the ultraviolet light disinfection units while the spray ground and water
				  features are in use. If the ultraviolet dosage rate drops below 40
				  mJ/cm2 the operator shall close the spray ground and
				  water features.
(d) The enforcing
				  agent may accept other disinfecting materials or methods after the pool
				  operator has demonstrated to the enforcing agent that the materials or methods
				  provide a readily measurable disinfectant residual in the public pool. The pool
				  operator shall demonstrate to the enforcing agent that such materials or
				  methods are at least as effective as the required chlorine concentration and do
				  not have adverse physiological effects on pool users.
(e) The pool operator shall maintain a test
				  kit for measuring the disinfectant residual, pH, and, if used, cyanuric acid
				  concentration at the public pool. This test kit shall be available for use by
				  the pool operator and the enforcing agent at all times the public pool is in
				  use. The chlorine or bromine test kit shall be the diethyl-p-phenylenediamine
				  (DPD) type or otherwise be capable of testing free-halogen residual. Chlorine
				  test kits shall be capable of testing for free chlorine and total
				  chlorine.
1. Editorial
					 correction of printing error in subsection (a) (Register 92, No.
					 29).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
					 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 42).
3. Amendment
					 of subsection (e) filed 11-22-2016; operative 1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No.
					 48).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116035,
						116040,
						116043,
						116050
						and
						116055,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65530 - Public Pool Water Characteristics

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The pool operator shall maintain public pool water
					 characteristics within the following ranges:
Minimum
Maximum
pH
7.2
7.8
Cyanuric Acid Concentration
0.0
							 ppm
100.0 ppm
Pool Water Temperature
Not
							 applicable
104° F
ppm = parts per million.
1. New
					 section filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
2. Amendment of table filed 11-22-2016; operative 1-1-2017
					 (Register 2016, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116035,
						116040,
						116043
						and
						116050,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65531 - Public Pool Water and Indoor Air Quality Standards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The pool operator shall maintain
				  microbiological water quality standards in each public pool at the site as
				  follows:
(1) Standard Plate Count
				  (Heterotrophic Plate): The number of colony forming units (CFU) shall not
				  exceed 200 colonies per milliliter.
(2) Total Coliform:
(A) If the multiple-tube fermentation method
				  is used, the most probable number (MPN) shall be less than 2.2 per 100
				  milliliters.
(B) If the membrane
				  filtration technique is used, the number of coliform organisms shall be less
				  than one colony per 100 milliliters.
(C) If an enzyme substrate method including
				  Idexx Colilert-18 is used, an MPN shall be less than or equal to one per 100
				  milliliters.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65533 - Public Pool Cleanliness

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The pool operator shall maintain clean pool water while the public pool is in
				  use. The pool operator shall not allow debris, including, but not limited to,
				  floating scum, sputum, trash, or leaves, to accumulate in the public pool. The
				  pool operator shall ensure that water levels are maintained and operated to
				  remove such material continuously through the pool skimming system in
				  accordance with section
				  3136 B, Title 24, California Code
				  of Regulations.
(b) The pool
				  operator shall clean the bottom, sides, and other surfaces of the public pool
				  as often as necessary to keep the bottom, sides, and public pool surfaces clean
				  and free of slime and algae.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116035,
						116040,
						116043
						and
						116050,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65534 - Animals

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Animals shall not be permitted in the public pool or
					 ancillary facilities except as provided in Civil Code sections
					 54,
					 54.1, and
					 54.2.
1. New
					 section filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						54,
						54.1 and
						54.2, Civil
						Code; and Sections
						116035,
						116040
						and
						116043,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65535 - Public Pool Site Maintenance

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The pool operator shall keep all parts of the public pool
					 site well-maintained, including, but not limited to, the public pools, water
					 treatment systems, ancillary facilities, signs, showers, toilets, dressing
					 facilities, drinking fountains, diaper-changing stations, floors, walls,
					 partitions, doors, and lockers.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect of subsection (a) (Register 86, No.
					 51).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
					 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040,
						116043
						and
						116050,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65537 - Swimsuits, Towels, Caps, and Protective Head Gear

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The pool operator shall have all swimsuits and towels
					 furnished by the pool operator laundered after each use, and the pool operator
					 shall have all reusable swimming caps and protective head gear furnished by the
					 pool operator cleaned after each use.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040
						and
						116043,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65539 - Lifesaving and Control of Public Pool Users

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If the pool operator provides lifeguard
				  services, they shall be provided in accordance with Health and Safety Code
				  sections
				  116028,
				  116033,
				  and
				  116045.
				  The pool operator shall ensure that written proof of compliance with the
				  certification requirements of Health and Safety Code sections
				  116028
				  and
				  116033
				  for each lifeguard is available for inspection by the enforcing agent at the
				  public pool.
(b) Where lifeguard
				  service is provided, the pool operator shall ensure lifeguards maintain
				  continuous surveillance of the pool users.
(c) Lifeguards on duty shall only provide
				  lifeguard services as defined in Health and Safety Code section
				  116028.
(d) Lifeguards shall wear swimming apparel
				  that clearly identifies them as lifeguards to pool users.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						115952,
						116028,
						116040
						and
						116043,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65540 - Safety and First Aid Equipment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except for spray grounds without standing
				  water, the pool operator shall ensure that the following safety and first aid
				  equipment is provided and maintained readily visible and available for use at
				  the public pool at all times:
(1) A
				  17-inch-minimum (exterior diameter) life ring with an attached throw rope with
				  a minimum 3/16-inch diameter. The throw rope shall be of sufficient length to
				  span the maximum width of the public pool and shall be stored in such a way as
				  to prevent kinking or fouling. When rescue without a life ring can be effected
				  from the perimeter of a spa, the enforcing agent may exempt the spa from the
				  requirements of this subdivision.
(2) A 12-foot-minimum fixed-length rescue
				  pole with a permanently attached body hook. For spas, the enforcing agency may
				  approve a shorter length based on the unique configuration of each spa. For
				  spas, the length of the rescue pole shall be of sufficient length to effectuate
				  rescue.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65541 - Health of Employees and Public Pool Users

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No public pool employee having a
				  communicable disease while in an infectious state shall work in any capacity
				  involving contact with pool users, pool water, or the operation of the pool
				  equipment and ancillary facilities at a public pool unless a current written
				  statement is provided by a licensed physician as prescribed in subdivision
				  (b).
(b) No public pool employee or
				  pool user having a communicable disease while in an infectious state,
				  including, but not limited to,
Cryptosporidium
, giardia,
				  Legionnaires' disease, and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
infection,
				  or while having any symptoms such as a cough, cold sore, or nasal or ear
				  discharge or when wearing bandages, shall not enter public pool water unless
				  the public pool employee or pool user submits a current written statement to
				  the pool operator, signed by a licensed physician, confirming that the public
				  pool employee or pool user does not present a health hazard to others using the
				  public pool or ancillary facilities.
(c) If two or more lifeguards or pool users
				  at a public pool report within 5 days of each other to the pool operator that
				  they have had diarrhea, the pool operator shall report this to the enforcing
				  agent.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040,
						116043
						and
						116050,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65543 - Wading Pool Water Clarity. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						24102,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						24101.3,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65545 - Public Pool Closure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A public pool that is maintained or operated in a manner
					 that creates an unhealthful, unsafe, or unsanitary condition may be closed by
					 the enforcing agent. Unhealthful, unsafe, or unsanitary conditions include, but
					 are not limited to, failure to maintain clean pool water and clear pool water
					 requirements; inadequate disinfection; improper pH; the presence of inhalation
					 hazards; failure to meet microbiological or chemical water-quality standards;
					 missing or broken suction outlet covers; missing or broken pool enclosures,
					 including fencing and gates; hazards to pool users; and any other violation of
					 these regulations identified by the enforcing agent. A public pool shall not be
					 reopened until the unhealthful, unsafe, or unsanitary condition has been
					 rectified and upon specific written approval from the enforcing
					 agent.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015
					 (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040,
						116043,
						116050,
						116053,
						116055,
						116060
						and
						116063,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65547 - Compressed Chlorine Gas Safety Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All gas chlorination equipment shall be well maintained and
					 operational at all times in accordance with section
					 3135 B, Title 24, California Code
					 of Regulations.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed
					 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040,
						116043
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65549 - Replacement of Equipment or Appurtenances. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 1-14-81; designated effective 10-1-81 (Register 81, No.
					 3).
2. Repealer filed 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014,
					 No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						24102,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						24101.1,
						24101.3
						and
						24102,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 20 - Public Swimming Pools › Article 3 - Maintenance and Operation › Section 65551 - Cleaning of Ancillary Facilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The pool operator shall keep clean and
				  free of slime, algae, litter, and vermin all ancillary facilities, including,
				  but not limited to, showers, toilets, dressing facilities, drinking fountains,
				  diaper-changing stations, floors, walls, partitions, doors, and
				  lockers.
(b) Except for deck
				  showers, all showers provided for pool users as required by Chapter 31B, Title
				  24, California Code of Regulations shall have soap in dispensers or
				  containers.
(c) For toilet
				  facilities, toilet tissue, handwashing soap, and paper towels or hot air
				  blowers shall be provided in permanently installed dispensing
				  devices.
(d) The pool operator
				  shall provide and maintain, in a clean and sanitary condition, a minimum of one
				  waste receptacle in each toilet facility.
(e) Wooden slats, duckboards, and footbaths
				  are prohibited.
1. New
					 section filed 1-14-81; designated effective 10-1-81 (Register 81, No.
					 3).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
					 10-14-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						116035,
						116050
						and
						131200,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						116040
						and
						116043,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 65600 - Onsite

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Onsite" means
				  a medical waste treatment facility on the same or adjacent property as the
				  generator of the medical waste being treated.
(b) "Adjacent," for purposes of subdivision
				  (a), means real property within 400 yards from the property boundary of the
				  existing onsite medical waste treatment facility.
1. New
					 section filed 10-15-91 as an emergency; operative 10-15-91 (Register 92, No.
					 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 2-12-92 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. New section refiled 1-23-92 as an emergency; operative
					 2-12-92 (Register 92, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL 6-11-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-23-92 order
					 including newly designated subsection (a), adoption of subsection (b) and
					 amendment of NOTE transmitted to OAL 6-2-92 and filed 7-14-92 (Register 92, No.
					 29).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2 (Register 95, No.
					 47).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						25017,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						25025.8,
						25040.(d) and 25050.(d), Health
						and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 65601 - Offsite

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Offsite" means any location which is not
					 onsite.
1. New
					 section filed 10-15-91 as an emergency; operative 10-15-91 (Register 92, No.
					 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 2-12-92 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. New section refiled 1-23-92 as an emergency; operative
					 2-12-92 (Register 92, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL 6-11-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-23-92 order
					 transmitted to OAL 6-2-92 and filed 7-14-02 (Register 92, No.
					 29).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2 (Register 95, No.
					 47).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						25017,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						25025.5
						and
						25070,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 65602 - Transfer Station

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Transfer station" means any offsite location where medical
					 waste is loaded, unloaded, or stored during the normal course of transportation
					 of the medical waste. "Transfer station" does not include common storage
					 facilities, large quantity generators used for the purpose of consolidation, or
					 onsite treatment facilities.
1. New
					 section filed 10-15-91 as an emergency; operative 10-15-91 (Register 92, No.
					 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 2-12-92 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. New section refiled 1-23-92 as an emergency; operative
					 2-12-92 (Register 92, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL 6-11-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-23-92 order
					 including amendment of section transmitted to OAL 6-2-92 and filed 7-14-92
					 (Register 92, No. 29).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2
					 (Register 95, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						25017,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						25020.8,
						25027.5,
						25062,
						25070.2
						and
						25070.3,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 65603 - Applicant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Applicant" means an owner, operator, or other person who
					 applies to the enforcement agency for a permit pursuant to this
					 chapter.
1. New
					 section filed 10-15-91 as an emergency; operative 10-15-91 (Register 92, No.
					 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 2-12-92 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. New section refiled 1-23-92 as an emergency; operative
					 2-12-92 (Register 92, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL 6-11-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
					 the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-23-92 order
					 including amendment of section transmitted to OAL 6-2-92 and filed 7-14-92
					 (Register 92, No. 29).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 2
					 (Register 95, No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						25017,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						25030,
						25030.1,
						25030.4
						and
						25072,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 65604

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Enforcement agency" means the Department of Health
					 Services or the local agency administering the Medical Waste Management
					 Act.
1. New
					 section filed 7-14-92; operative 7-14-92 (Register 92, No.
					 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						208
						and
						25017,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						25021.2,
						25034.8
						and
						25040,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4 - Environmental Health › Chapter 21 - Minimum Standards for Permitting Medical Waste Facilities › Article 2 - General Provisions › Section 65610 - Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All medical
				  waste treatment facility or transfer station permit applications, and
				  applications for permit revisions, modifications, and amendments shall be
				  accompanied by the following:
(1) Information
				  necessary to enable the enforcement agency to comply with the requirements of
				  the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections
				  21000-
				  21174).
				  This information shall be either:
(A) A copy
				  of any environmental impact report (EIR) or negative declaration prepared by a
				  lead agency, evidence that a lead agency is preparing or will prepare
				  environmental documentation, or other evidence deemed acceptable by the
				  enforcement agency of showing compliance with the requirements of
				  CEQA.
(B) Where the enforcement
				  agency is required by law to be the lead agency, the applicant shall submit
				  environmental information as set forth in the CEQA guidelines, Title 14,
				  Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections
				  15000 through
				  15387 and Appendix H of the
				  California Code of Regulations.