{"id":210,"date":"2020-06-12T14:45:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:19:07","slug":"pools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/environmental-health\/pools\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-content\">What We Do<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) works to ensure healthy swimming is made possible for all the people of the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>VDH\u2019s Environmental Health Services is responsible for permitting and inspecting tourist establishment swimming pools such as hotels, water parks as well as some public pools based on locality.<\/p>\n<p>VDH plays a very active role in ensuring pools are safe. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring the safe design and construction<\/li>\n<li>Conducting pre-opening inspection and at least one during the peak season<\/li>\n<li>Each inspection checks various areas to ensure that swimmers\u2019 health is top priority\n<ul>\n<li>Depending on the type of establishment and conditions, the inspection frequency may increase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Inspections<\/h2>\n<p>VDH inspections are a small snapshot of the pool safety that establishments must maintain for the entire open season of a public pool.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s up to the operator\u2019s responsibility to ensure that daily precautions are taken while VDH ensures compliance through routine inspections. The most important things VDH looks for during inspections include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Usage of only approved water sources- ones deemed safe &amp; free of sewage or wastewater<\/li>\n<li>Cleanliness of the pool shell and the surrounding surfaces<\/li>\n<li>Sufficient number of ladders and an adequate gated area around the pool<\/li>\n<li>Good lighting both inside and around the pool<\/li>\n<li>Proper depth marking on the pools edge<\/li>\n<li>Adequate circulation of pool water and clarity of water color<\/li>\n<li>Clean, operational filters<\/li>\n<li>Working filter room with sufficient and properly operating equipment to manage pool<\/li>\n<li>Testing of pH levels (7.2-7.8) and Chlorine residuals (&lt; 3.0 ppm)<\/li>\n<li>Properly maintained logs and public posting of pool water quality results<\/li>\n<li>Lifeguard present during all hours of operation or \u201cNo Lifeguard\u201d signage visible to guests<\/li>\n<li>Proper lifesaving equipment available<\/li>\n<li>General cleanliness and absence of safety hazards for all public swimmers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Permit and Inspection Applications<\/h2>\n<h3>City of Davnille<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are a pool located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.municode.com\/va\/danville\/codes\/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH36SWPO\"><strong>City of Danville,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0you need a permit to operate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/06\/Pool-Applic-Danville-2020-With-LOGO.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-211\">Complete an application<\/a>\u00a0and contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/contact\/\">Danville office<\/a> to schedule an appointment or renew your application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Pittsylvania County<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re a pool located in <strong>Pittsylvania County<\/strong>, a permit to operate is not required.<\/li>\n<li>However, the local health department must inspect your pool.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/06\/Pool-Applic-Pittsylvania-County-2020-With-LOGO.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-212\">Complete an application for inspection <\/a>and contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/pittsylvania-danville\/contact\/\">Pittsylvania County office<\/a> to schedule an inspection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Rules and Regulations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter462\/\">Swimming Pool Regulations Governing the Posting of Water Quality Test Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter460\/\">Regulations Governing Tourist Establishment Swimming Pools and Other Public Pools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Swimming Safety<\/h2>\n<p>Share, educate, and inform everyone you know on how they can keep themselves and others safe while swimming.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/safe-swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VDH Safe Swimming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthy-swimming\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Healthy Swimming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poolsafely.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pool Safely<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Do The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) works to ensure healthy swimming is made possible for all the people of the Commonwealth. 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