- (a) Plans and permits for new pools and spas. The department may review plans for new pools or spas only on a case by case basis in order to ensure compliance regarding enforcement issues. The department recommends that a registered professional engineer or registered architect be consulted to assure 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 new pools and spas. Upon completion of construction of any pool or spa, the builder and/or the designer shall provide the manager and his operators complete written and oral operational instructions for the pool or spa. Written instructions shall include items such as procedures for filtration, backwash, cleaning, operation of all chemical feed devices and general maintenance of pool or spa. In addition, the following is required:
- (1) valves shall be labeled;
- (2) color-coding of exposed piping, (see §265.187(c) of this title (relating to Circulation Systems (Exposed piping color-coding for new and existing pools and spas)); and
- (3) clean filter pressures, normal operating pressures and differentials that indicate the need for filter cleaning shall be indicated.
Source Note:The provisions of this §265.183 adopted to be effective June 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 4365.