Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 30 - Environmental Sanitation › Article 5 - Public Swimming Pools and Spas › 18 AAC 30.590 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter
(1)
				"automatic sensor control" means a mechanical device that regulates the amount
				of disinfectant that needs to be added to the water based on the measurement of
				the disinfectant residual level;
(2) "balancing tank" means a watertight tank
				that can be incorporated into the gutters of a pool's overflow system and is
				designed to contain pool water displaced by bathers;
(3) "bather periods" means the sum of all
				minutes spent by each bather in a spa, divided by 20 minutes;
(4) "continuous disinfection" means that
				disinfectant is mechanically dispensed or provided to a pool or spa by a
				continuous disinfection system;
(5)
				"continuous disinfection system" means a system consisting of a chemical tank,
				chemical feeder, and device to regulate the flow of disinfectant into a spa or
				pool water return line;
(6) "deck"
				means the walkway area surrounding a swimming pool and intended for use by
				bathers;
(7) "department" means the
				Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation;
(8) "diatomaceous earth" means that filtering
				material made of the siliceous cells of finely pulverized diatoms;
(9) "fill and draw pool" means a swimming
				pool where the principal means of cleaning is the complete draining of the pool
				and subsequent replacement of water from a fill source;
(10) "flotation tank" means a watertight tank
				designed to accommodate a bather in a solution of water and either sodium
				chloride or epsom salt;
(11)
				"flow-through pool" means a swimming pool in which the water from a fill source
				constantly enters the pool to replace an equal amount of water constantly being
				drained from the pool;
(12)
				"lifeguard chair" means an elevated chair located to provide a clear,
				unobstructed view of the pool bottom in the area under surveillance;
(13) "natatorium" means a complex consisting
				of a pool and decks;
(14) "pool"
				means a public swimming pool;
(15)
				"public swimming pool" means a swimming pool with a depth of two feet or more
				at any point, operated by an owner, agent, lessee, operator, licensee, or
				concessionaire, and intended for public use for swimming, diving, or
				recreational bathing with or without a fee;
(16) "sanitary facility" means a flush
				toilet, urinal, handsink, or shower;
(17) "spa" means a contained pool or water
				with a depth of no more than 3.28 feet, other than a residential spa or hot
				tub, that is designed for recreational or therapeutic use and is operated by an
				owner, lessee, operator, or concessionaire, with or without a fee; a spa may be
				an individual unit or may be a unit integrated into a pool; the term "spa"
				includes a hot tub and a whirlpool;
(18) "turnover" means the amount of time
				required for a volume of water equal to the volume of the pool to circulate
				through the filtration and disinfection systems.
As of Register 131, October 1994, the text of
					 18 AAC 30.590(3)
					 changed slightly due to minor technical corrections made by the regulations
					 attorney.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020