# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 17 — Swimming Pools and Spas

### Chapter 01 — Public Swimming Pools and Spas

#### Regulation .29 Chemical Storage Area.

*COMAR 10.17.01.29*

An owner shall ensure that a recreational pool, semipublic pool, or public spa has a chemical storage area that:

A. Is protected against the weather, excess heat, and moisture; and

B. Has:

  (1) A lockable door which can be opened from the inside;

  (2) Ventilation that is sized at 2 cfm per square foot of floor area and that exhausts to the open air;

  (3) A minimum of 20 footcandles of illumination; and

  (4) Storage for chemicals in accordance with the material safety data sheet for a particular chemical.