CHAPTER 444 - SANITATION

NAC 444.120 Slope. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 444.1958, the floor slope in a pool must not be steeper than: (a) One in 12 in the shallow end; or (b) One in 3 in the deep end. 2. The slope must be uniform, and the bottom surface must be smooth bu…

NAC 444.122 Diving area and equipment. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. In a pool in which diving and swimming are allowed, the area of the pool in which diving is permitted must be: (a) In the case of a rectangular pool, at one end of the pool which is separated from the main swimming …

NAC 444.126 Lifelines. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Devices for fastening lifelines must be installed at least 2 feet (0.6 meter) toward the shallow end from the break in grade between the shallow portion and the deep portion of a pool. These devices must be securely anchored, of co…

NAC 444.128 Ladders and stairs. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Stairs or ladders must be provided at the shallow portion of a pool if the vertical distance from the bottom of the pool to the deck or walk is over 2 feet (0.6 meter). Stairs or ladders must be provided at the deep portio…

NAC 444.130 Handholds. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Every pool must be provided with a handhold around the entire perimeter of the pool, such as a perimeter overflow system, bull-nosed coping or cantilevered decking, installed not more than 9 inches (22.86 centimeters) above the wat…

NAC 444.132 Chairs for lifeguards. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Each pool must have at least one elevated lifeguard chair. This shall be presumed to be adequate for 2,000 square feet (185.8 square meters) of pool surface area with an additional lifeguard chair being provided for eac…

NAC 444.133 Innovative designs; bridges and walkways. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. An innovative swimming pool design or a bridge or walkway over a pool must not endanger the health or safety of bathers or contribute contamination of any kind to the water in the pool. 2. Any such br…

NAC 444.134 Decks. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in NAC 444.196 and 444.1995, a clear, unobstructed deck must be provided around the entire perimeter of a pool. In no case may the width of the deck be less than 4 feet (1.2 meters). …

NAC 444.135 Use of manufactured products to resist slipping. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) A manufactured product may not be used at a public bathing or swimming facility or natural bathing place to provide a slip-resistant finish or surface unless it is intended by the manufacturer to …

NAC 444.136 Barriers; exclusion of unauthorized persons. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Provision must be made to exclude unauthorized persons from any pool or pool area. A pool must be surrounded by a fence, wall, building or other barrier that completely encloses the pool area and o…

NAC 444.138 Hose bibs. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) Hose bibs must be provided in locations where necessary to enable thorough hosing down of all walks, floors and appurtenances. They must be located so they do not constitute a safety hazard. [Bd. of Health, Public Bathing Places Reg. …

NAC 444.140 Electrical requirements. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. All new electrical wiring in a public bathing or swimming facility must conform with the 1987 edition of the National Electric Code of the National Fire Protection Association and applicable state and local building c…

NAC 444.142 Lighting. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Artificial lighting must be provided for all public bathing or swimming facilities, natural bathing places, bathhouses, toilet rooms, dressing rooms, and equipment rooms that are to be used at night or that do not have adequate natu…

NAC 444.144 Acoustics. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) All indoor pool enclosures must receive acoustical treatment which will prevent reverberations of sound that may result in lack of control on the part of the lifeguards or instructors. [Bd. of Health, Public Bathing Places Reg. Art. 3…

NAC 444.146 Connections for supply and disposal of water. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. No direct mechanical connection with a domestic water supply may be made to a public bathing or swimming facility, a chlorinator or the system of piping for the facility, unless it is protected ag…

NAC 444.148 Quality of water. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Water entering a public bathing or swimming facility for the first time must meet the bacteriological standards for potable water set forth in the primary drinking water standards adopted pursuant to NRS 445A.855, except the…

NAC 444.150 Sampling of water. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Samples of water from each public bathing or swimming facility must be submitted to the laboratory of the Division once a week for bacteriological testing. This requirement may be waived for facilities maintaining approved …

NAC 444.152 System for recirculation. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 444.198 to 444.1995, inclusive, and 444.202, a recirculation system, consisting of pumps, filters, water conditioning, disinfection equipment and other accessory equipment, must be…

NAC 444.154 Rate of flow. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) An adequate number of rate of flow indicators and rate of flow controllers having satisfactory range must be installed and properly located, so that the rate of flow either during normal circulation or during the filter backwashing…

NAC 444.156 Inlets. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, inlets must be rounded and smooth and installed not less than 18 inches (46 centimeters) below the normal operating level and located to produce a uniform circulation, without the exist…

NAC 444.158 Drains. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. All pools must be provided with a main drain at the lowest point of the floor of the pool to permit the pool to be completely and easily drained. 2. The distance of each main drain from: (a) The nearest main drain must not exceed 20 f…

NAC 444.160 Piping. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The water velocity in the piping of a public bathing or swimming facility must not exceed 10 feet (3 meters) per second for discharge piping, except that the velocity for copper pipe must not exceed 6 feet (1.8 meters) per second. Suc…

NAC 444.162 Pumps and motors. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. A pump and motor unit must be provided for the recirculation of water which has been selected for performance and will meet the conditions of quantity required for filtering and cleaning the filters with the total dynamic he…

NAC 444.164 Arrangements for overflow. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) Every pool must be provided with overflow gutters or skimmers. Other kinds of overflow arrangements and pool edges, including deck level pools, may be installed if approved by the health authority. No such pool may be …

NAC 444.166 Gutters. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 444.1968, the overflow gutter around any pool must be continuous around the pool except at stairs or recessed ladders. 2. The overflow gutter may also serve as a handhold. The overflow edge must be…

NAC 444.168 Skimmers. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Each pool must be provided with at least one skimmer for each 400 square feet (37.2 square meters), or fraction thereof, of the pool area. 2. There must be no fewer than two skimmers in every pool. 3. Any skimmer used in a pool must…

NAC 444.170 Filters. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Any filter used in a pool must be designated by the NSF International as complying with all applicable requirements of Standard 50, “Circulation System Components and Related Materials for Swimming Pools, Spas/Hot Tubs,” of the NSF I…

NAC 444.172 Strainers. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The recirculation system must include a strainer to prevent hair, lint and other solids from reaching the pump and filters. 2. Strainers must be corrosion resistant with openings not more than one-eighth of an inch in size providin…

NAC 444.174 Vacuum cleaners. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. A vacuum cleaning system is required at each public bathing or swimming facility having a pool. It must be either a portable type or an integral part of the recirculation system. 2. There must be sufficient suction and capaci…

NAC 444.176 Disposal of waste. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Provision must be made to dispose of material cleaned from filters and of backwash water in a manner that will not create a nuisance. 2. If drainage to a sanitary sewer or storm sewer is permitted, an air gap must be provid…

NAC 444.178 Disinfectants: Approval of use of chemical feeders and other disinfecting materials and methods. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. A public bathing or swimming facility must be equipped with a chlorinator, hypochlorinator or other disinfectant feeder. Except as otherwise prov…

NAC 444.180 Disinfectants: Use of chlorine gas. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) An owner of a public bathing or swimming facility who obtained his or her operating permit on or after January 16, 1996, may not use compressed chlorine gas to sanitize or disinfect the facility. An owner of a…

NAC 444.182 Disinfectants: Handling; storage; toxicity. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The hand dosing of disinfectant or the introduction of disinfectant at a public bathing or swimming facility by means other than through a chemical feeder which has been approved by the health autho…

NAC 444.184 Testing equipment. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Every public bathing or swimming facility must have an approved test set for the determination of pH, disinfectant residuals, total alkalinity and, at facilities where chlorinated cyanurates are used, cyanuric acid concentr…

NAC 444.186 Heating units. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) If a pool is heated, the heating unit must be isolated or installed in a manner which ensures that bathers will not be injured because of its placement. The heating unit must be equipped with a thermostat which controls the temper…

NAC 444.188 Equipment rooms. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Pumps, chlorinators and other electrical equipment must be installed in a protective enclosure. 2. If any part of the equipment room is below grade, access by stairway and suitable drainage, by sump pump if necessary, must be…

NAC 444.194 Consultation regarding design of attraction. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) The design engineer shall consult with the health authority before preparing and submitting any engineering plans or specifications for a water recreation attraction. The consultation must include a d…

NAC 444.1942 Posting signs indicating maximum depth. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) The operator of a water recreation attraction shall post one or more warning signs at the entrance to the attraction stating the maximum depth of water in the attraction. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, e…

NAC 444.1944 Qualifications of attendants. (NRS 439.200, 444.070, 444.115) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 444.274, each attendant employed at a water recreation attraction must be: 1. Certified by the Red Cross or an equivalent organization in first aid and cardiopulmonary r…

NAC 444.1946 Plan for attendants. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The operator of each water recreation attraction shall establish a plan for attendants at the attraction and shall submit the plan to the health authority for review and approval. 2. The plan for attendants must: (a) Set…

NAC 444.1948 Deviation from requirements. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) A water recreation attraction may deviate from the requirements of NAC 444.010 to 444.306, inclusive, if and to the extent: 1. An exemption from those requirements is necessary to accommodate the special use of the …

NAC 444.195 Water slides: Design and construction. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. A water slide must consist of one or more flumes, splash pools or slide runouts, a pump reservoir, and facilities for the filtration, disinfection and chemical treatment of water. 2. The structural desig…

NAC 444.1952 Water slides: Flumes. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. Each flume of a water slide must be watertight. Its surfaces must be inert, nontoxic, smooth and easily cleaned. 2. If a tube-type flume is used, it must be designed or ventilated to prevent a hazardous concentration of…

NAC 444.1954 Water slides: Exit from flume. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. The exit of any flume must be designed to ensure that bathers enter the splash pool or slide runout at a safe speed and angle of entry. 2. If a slide has two or more flumes and there is a point of intersection …

NAC 444.1956 Water slides: Exit into splash pool. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) If bathers exit the flume of a water slide into a splash pool: 1. The flume must be: (a) Horizontal; and (b) Perpendicular to the wall of the pool at the point of exit, Ê for a distance of not less than 10 f…

NAC 444.1958 Water slides: Splash pools. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. If a splash pool is used at a water slide, it must be located at the base of the slide. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the depth in a splash pool at the end of the flume must be maintained at …

NAC 444.196 Water slides: Decks. (NRS 439.200, 444.070) 1. A deck must be provided along the exit side of the splash pool and along one or more of the other sides of the pool. The pump and reservoir area must be accessible by a deck not less than 3 feet (0.91 meters) wide. 2. All…