Swimming Pools / Beaches

Program Goals

To ensure that public swimming facilities are operated in a sanitary, healthy, and safe environment.

Program Highlights

  • Inspections of public swimming facilities
  • Investigations of complaints and disease outbreaks involving public swimming facilities
  • Permit issuance for public swimming pools, spas, and bathing beaches

Steps

Steps required for constructing / operating a public swimming facility:

  1. Complete and submit application with application fee
  2. Submit engineered plans for review
  3. Satisfactory pre-operational inspection conducted
  4. Permit issued
  5. Annual renewal of permit with application submitted and satisfactory inspection results

Existing Swimming Pools / Beaches

To apply for a renewal permit to operate a Swimming Pool or Bathing Beach Click Here to access our online application.

Program Codes

NYS Sanitary Codes

  1. Bathing Beach Code Subpart 6-2 (PDF)
  2. Swimming Pools Code Subpart 6-1 (PDF)