The following documents are being made available by the Department to help in the daily operation of your facility. They will answer common questions you have to assist in the maintenance and operation of your pool or spa, provide information about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) for lakes with beaches and to help ensure that your facility is operated in a safe and healthy manner.
- CDC Healthy Water Pool Operator Training
- Fecal Incident Procedure
- Operational & Biological Contamination Protocol Recommendations
- Pesticide Applicator Certification
- CDC Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC)
The MAHC can provide guidance in addition to the required state and local public bathing codes. Anyone who performs services, a pool contractor, a local code official, including a pool operator will benefit from the science and best practice found within the CDC MAHC. - CDC Healthy Swimming
- CPSC Brochure on Electrical Safety at Pools
- National Lightning Safety Institute: Indoor/Outdoor Swimming Pool Safety
- DOH Pool School - Regulatory Compliance and Best Practices for Aquatic Facility Owners, Managers and Operators