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Public Pool Design & Engineering

The design and engineering of public swimming pools is regulated by local health authority codes, with the design dictated by the behavior of customers using the pool.

  1. Behavior

    • The investment in recreational facilities, such as swimming pools, by local governments requires a significant return in profits earned from users of the pool, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Increasing attendance means that activities, including fountains and children's activities, often are incorporated into municipal swimming pools.

    Hazards

    • Local health departments commonly administer codes requiring safety hazards to be accounted for in swimming pool design. Common safety hazards for swimming pools include tripping, hair entanglement and limb entrapment.

    Engineering

    • The engineering used to provide safe and clean water for a municipal swimming pool requires the placement of drains at certain distances from the edge of a pool. The turnover rate, or times per day water is passed through the pool filter and treatment system, is regulated at periods between 4 and 6 times per day.

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