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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".25" citation="COMAR 10.17.01.25" title_num="10" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="01" heading="Circulation Systems.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Gauges and Release Valves. An owner shall ensure that the circulation system for a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa includes the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A pressure gauge on the filter or on the influent side of the filter piping;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A pressure gauge on the effluent side of the filter piping;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A vacuum or compound gauge on the influent side of a pump;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A flow meter that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Indicates the rate of flow through the circulation system;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has a permanent scale readable in gallons per minute;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is accurate to within 10 percent of the actual flow; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Reads in the range encompassing the minimum and maximum flow rate;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A thermometer on the return line to a pool or spa if the circulation system includes a heating system; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A manually operated air release valve on a pressure filter or a separation tank, or both.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Turnover Rate. An owner shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa is constructed to produce the following minimum turnover rates, with continuous 24-hour flow:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Pools for swimming and diving: Minimum turnover rate = volume of pool in gallons/480 minutes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pools for water recreational attractions and therapy: Minimum turnover rate = volume of pool in gallons/360 minutes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pools for wading have a minimum turnover rate equal to the greater of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Volume of pool in gallons/120 minutes; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The minimum flow required for the skimmer system and main drain to operate according to the manufacturer's specifications; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Spas: Minimum turnover rate = volume of spa/30 minutes;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The flow through a circulation system is maintained between the minimum turnover rate and the design capacity of the filter system and associated piping; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A limited public-use pool has a turnover rate in conformance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>American National Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Head Loss Calculations. An owner of a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa shall ensure that head loss calculations include the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Piping head loss, found by using:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Hazen-Williams formula which is: piping head loss per 100 feet of pipe = 0.2083 (100 / C) 1.852 (Q1.852/ D4.865)</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Standard engineering tables;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Equipment head loss, including filters, valves, heaters, and other circulation equipment, based on the manufacturers' specifications for the equipment at the design flow rate, and filter pressure differential with the filter in a clean and in a dirty condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Elevation of pump suction and discharge in relation to the pool or spa water surface level; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Determination of the total dynamic head of the circulation system for use in pump selection.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Surface to Bottom Flow Ratio.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An owner of a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa shall ensure that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Piping for surface outlets is designed to accommodate 80 percent of the flow; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Piping for bottom outlets is designed to accommodate 20 percent of the flow.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An owner of a recreational pool or semipublic pool may have a gutter surface overflow system with a flow design of 50 percent from the surface outlets and 50 percent from the bottom outlets.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Filter Capacity. An owner of a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa shall ensure that a filter:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Operates within the filter design flow rate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has a filtration capacity sufficient to operate in the range between the minimum turnover rate and the filter design flow rate when the circulation system is at the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Lowest level of calculated total dynamic head when the filter is in a clean condition; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Highest level of calculated total dynamic head when the filter pressure differential is at the maximum allowed in Regulation .43E of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Interconnections Between Pools. An owner of a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa shall ensure that a pool is not interconnected with a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Spa or wading pool except during the filling of a spa or wading pool; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Spray pool.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>For a public pool or spa with a flow rate that is at least 10 percent greater than the design capacity of the filter system or associated piping or at least 10 percent less than the minimum turnover rate as specified in §B of this regulation, an owner or operator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Record the information required in Regulation .46C of this chapter in 1-hour intervals; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Prior to restoring normal circulation, vacate the pool or spa of all bathers until:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>15 minutes after restarting the pump; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The water quality is verified as not exceeding the limits set for a major violation under Regulation .05(7-1) of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>