N.M. Admin. Code § 7.18.1.26

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 7.18.1.26 - POOL WATER QUALITY

A. Testing equipment:

(1) All public aquatic venues shall have fully functional water quality testing devices for measuring the pH, free and combined chlorine concentration, or bromine, (or concentration of other approved disinfectant), and cyanuric acid if stabilized chlorine is used.

(2) Water quality testing devices shall use environmental protection agency (EPA) approved methods.

(3) Water quality testing devices for measuring free and total chlorine or bromine shall use diethyl-P-phenylene diamine (DPD) as the reagent.

(4)Feeders for pH adjustments and automated controllers shall be required on all aquatic venues within two years of the effective date of these regulations.

(5) All aquatic venues using a manual disinfectant feed system that does not have an automated controller shall be tested before the venue opens for the day and every four hours while open to the public.

B. The total available bromine in aquatic venues shall not exceed 8ppm.

C. Cyanuric acid shall not be used in indoor aquatic facilities.

D. Swim-up bars are considered an increased risk aquatic venue and shall install a secondary disinfection system.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.18.1.26

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 13, July 15, 2016, eff. 8/1/2016