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(b) No newly constructed public swimming pool shall be elig-
ible for an operating permit until a final inspection has been made
by the approving authority.

105-6. Physical standards for public swimming pools.

The following basic principles shall govern location, construction
or reconstruction of all public swimming pools. They shall be used to
interpret and promulgate regulations and to serve as the basis for the
issuance of construction permits under Section 105-4 of this Chapter.

(a)    Public swimming pools shall be located so as to:

1.    Prevent and minimize the possibility of water contami-
nation in the swimming pool from external sources occurring through

a.    Low-lying pool elevations in areas subject to periodic
flooding,

b.    Location of a pool in the path of uncontrolled surface
water movement, or

c.    Leakage into the pool from sources of contamination
located overhead;

2.    Permit ready access to the pool for emergencies; and

3.    Insure that utilities are available, or can be installed.

(b)    All public swimming pools shall be constructed:

1.    To prevent or reduce the possibility of water contamina-
tion occurring through

a.    Entrance of surface water,

b.    Back flow or back syphonage, or

c.    Transport of foreign matter by bathers or spectators;

2.    To provide water of drinking quality to the pool and at all
taps accessible to the bathers;

3.    To provide a continuous replenishment of clear, clean
water to the pool of such chemical composition as to control the
growth and spread of organisms and to minimize deleterious effects
on the bathers and at such rates of delivery as the use of pool
requires;

4.    To insure reasonable expectations of the pool operating
properly;

5.    To insure a reasonable degree of mechanical strength and
permanence of materials;

6.    To insure that repairs and maintenance of the pool and
its appurtenances can be made and that the pool can be kept clean;