{"id":9935,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/poolsandspas\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:40:45","slug":"poolsandspas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/poolsandspas\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/poolsandspas ~  Pools and Spas  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    \n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/poolsandspas.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Public Pool Supervision Program<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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It provides for the adoption\n\n\n        of regulations to assure that all public pools, spas and hot tubs meet certain construction, operational, water quality and safety\n\n\n        standards.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <p>\n\n\n        The mission of the program is to assure that all public pools are built according to best engineering practices and are safe for\n\n\n        patrons\/bathers.\n\n\n      <\/p>\n\n\n      <ul>\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/regulations.delaware.gov\/AdminCode\/title16\/Department%20of%20Health%20and%20Social%20Services\/Division%20of%20Public%20Health\/Health%20Systems%20Protection%20(HSP)\/4464.shtml\">\n\n\n          Delaware Regulations Governing Public Pools<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/cooperbd.htm\">Office Location<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>Contact the Public Pool Supervision Program\n\n\n          <ul>\n\n\n            <li>\n\n\n              <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#orc\">New Construction<\/a>\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n            <li>For questions not relating to new construction please contact the appropriate <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/ofclocations.html#ehfso\">Environmental Health Field Services Office<\/a>\n\n\n            <\/li>\n\n\n          <\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n        <li>\n\n\n          <a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/hsp.html\">Health Systems Protection Home Page<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/li>\n\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <strong>Forms and Applications<\/strong><br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/odwpubpool.pdf\" title=\"PDF Version of the Application for a Public Pool Operating Permit\">Application for a\n\n\n      Public Pool Operating Permit<\/a><br>\n\n\n      __________<br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/odwpripool.pdf\" title=\"PDF Version of the Application for Classification as a Private Pool\">Application for\n\n\n      Classification as a Private Pool<\/a>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr>\n\n\n    <td colspan=\"2\">\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <br>\n\n\n      <p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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