(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) âANSI/APSP performance standardâ means a standard that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and published by the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP). (2) âASME/ANSI performance standardâ means a standard that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (3) âASTM performance standardâ means a standard that is developed and published by ASTM International. (4) âPublic swimming poolâ means an outdoor or indoor structure, whether in-ground or above-ground, intended for swimming or recreational bathing, including a swimming pool, hot tub, spa, or nonportable wading pool, that is any of the following: (A) Open to the public generally, whether for a fee or free of charge. (B) Open exclusively to members of an organization and their guests, residents of a multiunit apartment building, apartment complex, residential real estate development, or other multifamily residential area, or patrons of a hotel or other public accommodations facility. (C) Located on the premises of an athletic club, or public or private school. (5) âQualified individualâ means a contractor who holds a current valid license issued by the State of California or a professional engineer licensed in the State of California who has experience working on public swimming pools. (6) âSafety vacuum release systemâ means a vacuum release system that ceases operation of the pump, reverses the circulation flow, or otherwise provides a vacuum release at a suction outlet when a blockage is detected. (7) âSkimmer equalizer lineâ means a suction outlet located below the waterline, typically on the side of the pool, and connected to the body of a skimmer that prevents air from being drawn into the pump if the water level drops below the skimmer weir. However, a skimmer equalizer line is not a suction outlet for purposes of subdivisions (c) and (d). (8) âSuction outletâ means a fitting or fixture of a swimming pool that conducts water to a recirculating pump. (9) âUnblockable suction outletâ means a suction outlet, including the sump, that has a perforated (open) area that cannot be shadowed by the area of the 18 inch by 23 inch Body Blocking Element of the ANSI/APSP-16 performance standard, and that the rated flow through any portion of the remaining open area cannot create a suction force in excess of the removal force values in Table 1 of that standard. (b) (1) Subject to subdivision (e), every public swimming pool shall be equipped with antientrapment devices or systems that comply with the ANSI/APSP-16 performance standard or successor standard designated by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission. (2) A public swimming pool that has a suction outlet in any location other than on the bottom of the pool shall be designed so that the recirculation system shall have the capacity to provide a complete turnover of pool water within the following time: (A) One-half hour or less for a spa pool. (B) One-half hour or less for a spray ground. (C) One hour or less for a wading pool. (D) Two hours or less for a medical pool. (E) Six hours or less for all other types of public pools. (c) Subject to subdivisions (d) and (e), every public swimming pool with a single suction outlet that is not an unblockable suction outlet shall be equipped with at least one or more of the following devices or systems that are designed to prevent physical entrapment by pool drains: (1) A safety vacuum release system that has been tested by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and found to conform to ASME/ANSI performance standard A112.19.17, as in effect on December 31, 2009, or ASTM performance standard F2387, as in effect on December 31, 2009. (2) A suction-limiting vent system with a tamper-resistant atmospheric opening, provided that it conforms to any applic
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