Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CERTIFICATION › Article 2 - PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS › Section R18-5-201 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Air induction system" means a system whereby a volume of air
				  is induced into a hollow ducting in a spa floor, bench, or wall. An air
				  induction system is activated by an air power blower and is separate from the
				  water circulation system.
"Artificial lake" means a man-made lake, lagoon, or basin,
				  lined or unlined, with a surface area equal to or greater than two acres
				  (87,120 square feet), that is used or intended to be used for water contact
				  recreation.
"Backwash" means the process of thoroughly cleaning a filter
				  by the reverse flow of water through the filter.
"Barrier" means a fence, wall, building, or landscaping that
				  obstructs access to a public or semipublic swimming pool or spa.
"Cartridge filter" means a depth, pleated, or surface-type
				  filter component with fixed dimensions that is designed to remove suspended
				  particles from water flowing through the filter.
"Construct" means to build or install a new public or
				  semipublic swimming pool or spa or to enlarge, deepen, or make a major
				  modification to an existing public or semipublic swimming pool or spa.
"Coping" means the cap on a swimming pool or spa wall that
				  provides a finished edge around the swimming pool or spa.
"Cross-connection" means any physical connection or
				  structural arrangement between a potable water system and the piping system for
				  a public or semipublic swimming pool or spa through which it is possible to
				  introduce used water, gas, or any other substance into the potable water
				  system. A bypass arrangement, jumper connection, removable section, swivel or
				  change-over device, or any other temporary or permanent device that may cause
				  backflow is a cross-connection.
"Deck" means a hard surface area immediately adjacent or
				  attached to a swimming pool or spa that is designed for sitting, standing, or
				  walking.
"Deep area" means the portion of a public or semipublic
				  swimming pool that is more than 5 feet in depth.
"Discharge piping" means the portion of the circulation
				  system that carries water from the filter back to the swimming pool or
				  spa.
"Diving area" means the area of a public or semipublic
				  swimming pool that is designated for diving from a diving board, diving
				  platform, or starting block.
"Fill-and-draw swimming pool or spa" means a swimming pool or
				  spa where the principal means of cleaning is the complete removal of the used
				  water and its replacement with potable water.
"Filtration rate" means the rate of water flowing through a
				  filter during the filter cycle expressed in gallons per minute per square foot
				  of effective filter area.
"Flow-through swimming pool or spa" means a swimming pool or
				  spa where new water enters the swimming pool or spa to replace an equal
				  quantity of water that constantly flows out.
"Freeboard" means the vertical wall section of a swimming
				  pool or spa wall between the waterline and the deck.
"Hose bibb" means a faucet with a threaded nozzle to which a
				  hose may be attached.
"Hydrotherapy jet" means a fitting that blends air and water
				  and creates a high-velocity, turbulent stream of air-enriched water for
				  injection into a spa.
"Make-up water" means fresh water used to fill or refill a
				  swimming pool or spa.
"Maximum bathing load" means the design capacity or the
				  maximum number of users that a public or semipublic swimming pool or spa is
				  designed to hold.
"Natural bathing place" means a lake, pond, river, stream,
				  swimming hole, or hot springs which has not been modified by man.
"Operate" means to run, maintain, or otherwise control or
				  direct the functioning of a public or semipublic swimming pool or spa.
"Overflow collection system" means equipment designed to
				  remove water from a swimming pool or spa, including gutters, overflows, surface
				  skimmers, and other surface water collection systems of various designs and
				  manufacture.
"Potable water" means drinking water.
"Private residential spa" means a spa at a private residence
				  used only by the owner, members of the owner's family, and invited guests, or a
				  spa that serves a housing group consisting of no more than three living units
				  [for example, duplexes or triplexes].
"Private residential swimming pool" means a swimming pool at
				  a private residence used only by the owner, members of the owner's family, and
				  invited guests, or a swimming pool that serves a housing group consisting of no
				  more than three living units [for example, duplexes or triplexes].
"Public spa" means a spa that is open to the public with or
				  without a fee, including a spa that is operated by a county, municipality,
				  political subdivision, school district, university, college, or a commercial
				  establishment whose primary business is the operation of a spa.
"Public swimming pool" means a swimming pool that is open to
				  the public with or without a fee, including a swimming pool that is operated by
				  a county, municipality, political subdivision, school district, university,
				  college, or a commercial establishment whose primary business is the operation
				  of a swimming pool.
"Recessed treads" means a series of vertically spaced,
				  preformed stepholes in a swimming pool wall.
"Return inlet" means an aperture or fitting through which
				  filtered water returns to a swimming pool or spa.
"Rope and float line" means a continuous line not less than
				  3/4 inch in diameter that is supported by buoys and attached to opposite sides
				  of a swimming pool to separate areas of the swimming pool.
"Semi-artificial bathing place" means a natural bathing place
				  that has been modified by man.
"Semipublic spa" means a spa operated for the residents of
				  lodgings such as hotels, motels, resorts, apartments, condominiums, townhouse
				  complexes, trailer courts, mobile home parks, or similar establishments. A
				  semipublic spa includes a spa that is operated by a neighborhood or community
				  association for the residents of the community and their guests and any spa at
				  a country club, health club, camp, or similar establishment where the primary
				  business of the establishment is not the operation of a spa and where the use
				  of the spa is included in the fee for the primary use of the
				  establishment.
"Semipublic swimming pool" means a swimming pool operated for
				  the residents of lodgings such as hotels, motels, resorts, apartments,
				  condominiums, townhouse complexes, trailer courts, mobile home parks, or
				  similar establishments. A semipublic swimming pool includes a swimming pool
				  that is operated by a neighborhood or community association for the residents
				  of the community and their guests and a swimming pool at a country club, health
				  club, camp, or similar establishment where the primary business of the
				  establishment is not the operation of a swimming pool and where the use of the
				  swimming pool is included in the fee for the primary use of the
				  establishment.
"Shallow area" means the portion of a public or semipublic
				  swimming pool that is 5 feet or less in depth.
"Slip-resistant" means a surface that has a static
				  coefficient of friction [wet or dry] of at least 0.50.
"Spa" means an artificial basin, chamber, or tank of
				  irregular or geometric shell design that is intended only for bathing or
				  soaking and that is not drained, cleaned, or refilled for each user. A spa may
				  include features such as hydrotherapy jet circulation, hot water, cold water
				  mineral baths, or an air induction system. Industry terminology for a spa
				  includes "hydrotherapy pool," "whirlpool," "hot tub," and "therapy
				  pool."
"Special use pool" means a swimming pool intended for
				  competitive aquatic events, aquatic exercise, or lap swimming. A special use
				  pool includes a wave action pool, exit pool for a water slide, swimming pool
				  that is part of an attraction at a water recreation park, water volleyball
				  pool, or a swimming pool with special features used for training and
				  instruction.
"Suction outlet" means the aperture or fitting through which
				  water is withdrawn from a swimming pool or spa.
"Suction piping" means the water circulation system piping
				  that carries water from a swimming pool or spa to the filter.
"Swimming pool" means an artificial basin, chamber, or tank
				  that is designed for swimming or diving.
"Turnover rate" means the number of hours required to
				  circulate a volume of water equal to the capacity of the swimming pool or
				  spa.
"User" means a person who uses a swimming pool, spa, or
				  adjoining deck area.
"Wading pool" means a shallow swimming pool used for bathing
				  and wading by small children.
"Water circulation system" means an arrangement of mechanical
				  equipment connected to a swimming pool or spa by piping in a closed loop that
				  directs water from the swimming pool or spa to the filtration and disinfection
				  equipment and returns the water to the swimming pool or spa.
"Water circulation system components" means the mechanical
				  components that are part of a water circulation system of a swimming pool or
				  spa, including pumps, filters, valves, surface skimmers, ion generators,
				  electrolytic chlorine generators, ozone process equipment, and chemical feeding
				  equipment.
"Water level" means either:
a. On swimming pools and spas with skimmer systems, the
				  midpoint of the operating range of the skimmers, or
b. On swimming pools and spas with overflow gutters, the
				  height of the overflow rim of the gutter.