Last Update:  February 1, 2013

Pool Drain Cover Recall, May 26, 2011 

• CPSC Pool Drain Cover Recall
  
• Consumer FAQs-APSP
  
• Professional FAQs-APSP
  
• Pictures of Recalled Drains (PDF)
  

CPSC, Interpretation of Unblockable Drain,  April 27, 2010 

• Consumer Product Safety Commission issues interpretation of "unblockable drain" in Code of Federal Regulations; 16CFR Part 1450.

CPSC, Interpretation of Unblockable Drain,  October 11, 2011

• Consumer Product Safety Commission issues interpretation of "unblockable drain" in Code of Federal Regulations; 16CFR Part 1450.

California Public Swimming Pool Requirements

California Health and Safety Code

•  Section 1797.182
•  Sections 116025-116068
•  Swimming Pool Safety Act [Sections 115920-115929 (Residential pools)]
•  Wave Pool Safety Act [Sections 115950-115952]
•  Section 18942
•  Sections 116064.1-116064.2

California Code of Regulations (Title 22)

• Title 22, Chapter 20, Sections 65501-65551

California Building Code (Title 24)

• Title 24, Chapter 31B, Sections 3101B-3162B
• Title 24, Article 680, Sections 680-12 to 680-13
• Chapter 31B Code Reference International Code Council
• Title 24, Chapter 31B, Sections 3101B - 3162, effective September 1, 2012

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act 

•  Consumer Product Safety Commission Interpretation
•  Consumer Product Safety Commission Guide to Compliance
•  Consumer Product Safety Commission List of Manufacturers
•  Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
•  CDPH Information Letter

Assembly Bill 1020, Public Swimming Pools:  Anti-entrapment Devices and Systems

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Compliance Guide for Assembly Bill 1020 (PDF)
• Compliance Guide for Assembly Bill 1020 Flowchart (PDF)
• Compliance Information for Assembly Bill 1020

CDPH Policy Letters

• PPSA 09-01 (PDF)
• PPSA 09-01 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 09-02 (PDF)
• PPSA 09-03 (PDF)
• PPSA 09-03 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 09-04 (PDF) - replaced by PPSA 10-03 (PDF)
• PPSA 10-01 (PDF)
• PPSA 10-01 Enclosure (PDF) - replaced by PPSA 10-02 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 10-02 (PDF)
• PPSA 10-02 Enclosure (PDF)
• PPSA 10-03 (PDF)
 

Links

• Title 22 Public Swimming Pool Regulations Final Draft January 28, 2012 (Word)
• Title 22 Public Swimming Pool Regulations Final Draft January 28, 2012 (PDF) 
• Title 24 Public Swimming Pool Regulations Final Express Terms December 12, 2012 (PDF)