- (a) Plans and permits for post-10/01/99 pools and spas. The department may review plans for post-10/01/99 pools or spas in order to ensure compliance regarding enforcement issues. If the department intends to review plans it will notify the owner/operator in writing. The department recommends that a registered professional engineer or registered architect be consulted to ensure that the pool or spa is designed and built in compliance with these rules and applicable federal, state, and/or local regulatory requirements. Regardless of whether a regulatory authority requires plans or permits, pools and spas shall be designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with these standards.
(b) Instructions for post-10/01/99 pools and spas. Upon completion of construction of a post-10/01/99 pool or spa, the owner shall obtain from the pool or spa builder complete written operational instructions for the pool or spa. Written instructions shall include items such as procedures for filtration, backwash, cleaning, and operation of all chemical feed devices and general maintenance of pool or spa. In addition, the following are required:
- (1) labeling of valves;
- (2) labeling of exposed piping;
- (3) clean filter pressures, normal operating pressures, and pressure differentials that indicate the need for filter cleaning.
Source Note:The provisions of this §265.183 adopted to be effective September 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 7704.