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Georgia Chapter APSP Best Management Practices
Feb 13, 2009
Pool Industry Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Regarding Water Usage
1. ONGOING SERVICE COSTS LESS.
· Maintain your pool all year long. Don’t let it turn into a swamp.
· It costs more in water and chemicals to bring a pool back than to maintain it throughout all seasons.
2. SAVE THE
· Temporarily plug the overflow grate in your pool to capture and save rainwater. Monthly monitoring will prevent any overfilling. This will save hundreds of gallons (thousands of gallons in commercial pools) each year.
3. STOP ANY UNNECESSARY WATER LOSS.
· Fix any leaks you have in your pool structure, equipment, or pool plumbing.
· There are several companies that specialize in this area for pools.
· Turn off your auto-fill and only fill as needed.
· Perform backwashing and filter maintenance only when required per manufacturer’s instructions. Make sure you comply with any state and local restrictions on backwashing and water/chemical disposal.
4. REDUCE EVAPORATION
· If your pool/spa has a heater, cover it whenever possible to minimize heat loss and maintenance costs.
· Heat your pool/spa on demand whenever possible, rather than running the system when you know it will not be in use.
5. COMBINE REPAIR/RENOVATION PROJECTS
· Drain your pool only when necessary (i.e. when
· Combine repair projects (tile repair, resurfacing, plumbing, leak repair, etc.) so that everything is repaired at once and you eliminate the need to drain the pool multiple times.
· When possible, try to schedule repairs/renovations for off-peak times (i.e. Fall and Winter).
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Alexandria, VA (January 16, 2009) — Promoting consumer safety in the construction and use of pools and spas is a major part of the mission of The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals (APSP). Our organization and its membership fully support the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (Act) regarding suction entrapment. We helped craft the requirements of the Act and worked rigorously to help get it passed. We developed the ANSI / APSP-7 Suction Entrapment Avoidance Standard, which meets or exceeds all the requirements of the Act.
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Pool And Spa Safety Law Aimed At Preventing Drain Entrapments of Children Goes Into Effect This Week
Dec 17, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2008 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is again reminding public pool and spa owners and operators nationwide that the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act becomes effective on December 19, 2008. This law requires installation of anti-entrapment drain covers and other systems as outlined in the Act. The Pool and Spa Safety Act was enacted by Congress and signed by President Bush on December 19, 2007, and is designed to prevent the tragic and hidden hazard of drain entrapments and eviscerations in pools and spas. Congress gave all affected pool and spa operators one year to comply with this law. (Click on the headline to read the full release)
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