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be found in Appendix E of the new
Code and is essentially a self-ser-
vice health inspection. For towns that
had not performed pre-season health
inspections in the past, this document
ensures accountability so that all is in
order before the pool opens for swim-
ming. In municipalities that already
perform pre-season health inspections,
this checklist provides further clarity on
the Department of Health’s expecta-
tions when it is inspecting swimming
pools. Swimming pools will need to
be up and running and have all nec-
essary equipment at an earlier date to
comply with this provision.
New Jersey is now requiring local
health officers to inspect seasonal
pools at least once during the season.
This is in addition to any inspections
made before the pool opens for the
season. Swimming pools that operate
year-round must now be inspected
two times throughout the year by the
local health officer.
New Jersey has long required inde-
pendent laboratory testing of swim-
ming pools and hot tubs throughout
the State. Water samples from each
body of water are collected weekly for
a sanitation analysis. The new Code
has changed some of the rules for
handling these samples so indepen-
dent laboratories must also change
their collection processes starting in
2018. For example, the hold period
for lab samples before the samples
are tested has dropped from 30 hours
to only 8 hours. Lab companies will
certainly incur additional expenses
to satisfy the new requirements which
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