Section Env-Wq 1103.01 - Approval of Public Bathing Places Required(a) As specified in RSA 485-A:26, II(a), no person shall construct or install, operate, or maintain an artificial swimming pool or bathing place open to and used by the public, or as a part of a business venture, or a public bathing facility unless the construction, design, and physical specifications of such pool or bathing place have received prior approval from the department.(b) Designated beaches in operation as of August 1, 2005 shall be deemed to have received prior approval from the department.(c) Subject to (d), below, the owner of a public bathing facility (PBF) that has been closed for 12 months or longer shall apply for approval in accordance with this part prior to reopening the PBF for public use.(d) If a publicly-owned year-round pool was closed, or if a publicly-owned seasonal pool was not opened, due to a public health emergency, then in lieu of the application required by (c), above, the public entity that owns the pool shall submit: (1) A registration in accordance with Env-Wq 1104 if one has not already been submitted; or(2) If a registration has already been submitted, a notice of intent to re-open in accordance with (e)-(f), below.(e) A notice of intent to re-open submitted pursuant to (d)(2), above, shall include: (1) The name of the public entity that owns the pool;(2) The location of the pool by street address and municipality;(3) The name, title, daytime telephone number, and email address of a contact for purposes of the notification;(4) The date the pool was last closed; and(5) The date the pool is expected to re-open.(f) The notice of intent to re-open shall be submitted to the department:(1) By sending it electronically to pools@des.nh.gov; or(2) By sending or delivering it to: DES Water Division
29 Hazen Drive
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
Attn: PBF Program Manager
N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1103.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1100) #8468, eff 11-1-05
Readopted with Amendments byVolume XXXIV Number 19, Filed May 8, 2014, Proposed by #10577, Effective 5/1/2014, Expires5/1/2024 See Revission note.Amended by Volume XLI Number 19, Filed May 13, 2021, Proposed by #13198, Effective 5/1/2021, Expires 5/1/2031 (see Revision Note #3 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1100)