SPS 390.03(12)
(12) “Deck" means the unobstructed walking surface immediately adjacent to the pool or water attraction.
SPS 390.03(13)
(13) “Deep portion" means that portion of a pool having a design water depth greater than 5 feet.
SPS 390.03(14)
(14) “Department" means the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 390.03(15)
(15) “Drop slide" means a pool slide or water slide where the terminus is 20 inches or more above the water level.
SPS 390.03(16)
(16) “Flume" means that part of a slide within which sliding takes place.
SPS 390.03(17)
(17) “Interactive play attraction" means a water attraction, including but not limited to manufactured devices using sprayed, jetted or other water sources with a flow rate of more than 50,000 gallons per day or a circulation system with water contacting the users and not incorporating standing or captured water as part of the user activity area.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: Splash pads and spray pads are examples of interactive play attractions.
SPS 390.03(19)
(19) “Open swim" means a period of time when persons, other than those residing in living units associated with the pool or water attraction, are permitted to use the pool or water attraction.
SPS 390.03(20)
(20) “Owner" or “operator" means a municipality, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership or individual owning, controlling or operating any public swimming pool.
SPS 390.03(22)
(22) “Play feature" means a physical object installed in a pool or water attraction that is intended for recreational use.
SPS 390.03(23)
(23) “Pool" or “public swimming pool" has the meaning found in s.
145.26 (1), Stats. Public swimming pools include all of the following:
SPS 390.03(23)(a)
(a) “Cold soak pool" means a public swimming pool containing water colder than 72
°F that is commonly used in conjunction with therapy or training.
SPS 390.03(23)(b)
(b) “Combination pool" means a public swimming pool used for swimming and diving.
SPS 390.03(23)(c)
(c) “Competition pool" means any pool intended for use by accredited competitive aquatic events.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: Accredited organizations may include U.S. Swimming, U.S. Diving, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Federation of State High Schools Association, or Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
SPS 390.03(23)(d)
(d) “Diving pool" means a public swimming pool used exclusively for diving.
SPS 390.03(23)(e)
(e) “Exercise pool" means a public swimming pool of shallow depth usually associated with a health spa and which may or may not have a current.
SPS 390.03(23)(f)
(f) “Limited purpose pool" means a public swimming pool used for a purpose not otherwise defined, such as for apparatus swimming, underwater photography training or another special use by the public.
SPS 390.03(23)(g)
(g) “Mobile pool" means a public swimming pool constructed on a mobile structure that is capable of being transported from place to place.
SPS 390.03(23)(h)
(h) “Therapy pool" means a public swimming pool used exclusively for medically administered therapy.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: Note: Medically administered may be demonstrated by showing that a Department licensed therapist is responsible for the pool.
SPS 390.03(23)(i)
(i) “Wading pool" means a shallow public swimming pool having a maximum depth of 24 inches and intended for children's play.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: A zero-depth entry wading pool is an example of a wading pool.
SPS 390.03(23)(j)
(j) “Whirlpool" means a relatively small public swimming pool that uses high temperature water (greater than 93
oF) and that may include a water agitation system. A whirlpool may also be referred to as a spa.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: Section
145.26 (1), Stats., reads:
SPS 390.03 Note
“Public swimming pool" means a fixed or mobile structure, basin, chamber or tank and appurtenant buildings and equipment that serve or are installed for use by the state, a political subdivision of the state, a motel, a hotel, a resort, a camp, a club, an association, a housing development, a school, a religious, charitable or youth organization, an educative or rehabilitative facility or another entity. “Public swimming pool" does not mean a fixed or mobile structure, basin, chamber or tank that only serves fewer than 3 individual residences.
SPS 390.03(24)
(24) “Pool slide" means a slide where the drop from the slide terminus to water is less than 20 inches and the flume carries less than 100 gallons per minute of water.
SPS 390.03(25)
(25) “Private guest room" means a room or rooms that provide sleeping accommodation offered for pay to tourists or transients.
SPS 390.03(26)
(26) “Reconstructed or altered pool" means a pool construction project where replacement of or modification to the pool shell, circulation system and appurtenances occur. It does not include the replacement of equipment or piping previously approved by the department, provided that the type and size of equipment are not changed, nor does it include normal maintenance or repair.
SPS 390.03(27)
(27) “Run-out slide" means a waterslide where the rider does not enter into a plunge pool, but has a deceleration area that permits the rider to come to a stop before exiting the slide flume.
SPS 390.03(28)
(28) “Shallow portion" means the portion of a pool having a design water depth of 5 feet or less.
SPS 390.03(29)
(29) “Skimmer" means a device installed in a pool wall at the water level that is connected to the circulation piping and is intended to skim debris from the surface of a pool.
SPS 390.03(30)
(30) “Slip-resistant" means a material that when wet has a coefficient of friction greater than 0.5.
SPS 390.03(31)
(31) “Splash zone" means the area where water falls on the floor of an interactive play attraction.
SPS 390.03(32)
(32) “Spray feature" means equipment that produces a flow of water on the patrons as part of a recreational experience.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: Spray features include geysers, water cannons and dumping buckets.
SPS 390.03(33)
(33) “Swimming pool complex" means two or more pools that are located within the same enclosure or room.
SPS 390.03(34)
(34) “Swimout" means an underwater seat area that has a floor that is higher than the floor of the pool and has walls that are recessed within the main pool wall.
SPS 390.03(35)
(35) “Suction outlet" means a discharge port installed in the wall or floor of a pool that connects by way of piping to a pump.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: Section
97.01 (15k), Stats., reads: “Tourist rooming house" means any lodging place or tourist cabin or cottage where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to tourists or transients. “Tourist rooming house" does not include:
SPS 390.03 Note
(a) A private boarding or rooming house, ordinarily conducted as such, not accommodating tourists or transients.
SPS 390.03 Note
(b) A hotel.
SPS 390.03 Note
(c) Bed and breakfast establishments.
SPS 390.03(37)
(37) “Turnover rate" means the time for a given volume of water to pass through the circulation system. The volume of water is generally the basin volume and the time is usually expressed in hours.
SPS 390.03(38)
(38) “Water attraction" means a public facility with design and operational features that provide patron recreational water activity other than conventional swimming and involves partial or total immersion of the body. Types of water attractions include:
SPS 390.03(38)(a)
(a) “Activity pool" means a water attraction with a depth of greater than 24 inches designed primarily for play activity that uses constructed features and devices including, but not limited to, pad walks, multiple flotation devices and similar attractions.
SPS 390.03 Note
Note: The installation of a single basketball hoop, single flotation device or a single volleyball net does not transform a pool into a water attraction.
SPS 390.03(38)(b)
(b) “Leisure river" means a stream of near-constant depth in which the water is moved by pumps or other means of propulsion to provide a river-like flow that transports users over a defined path. A leisure river may include play features and devices. A leisure river may also be referred to as a tubing pool or a current channel.
SPS 390.03(38)(c)
(c) “Plunge pool" means a pool with a depth of greater than 24 inches, located at the exit end of a waterslide flume and intended and designed to receive slide users emerging from the flume.
SPS 390.03(38)(d)
(d) “Vanishing edge pool" means a water attraction where the top of one or more of the basin walls are submerged with no accompanying decks.
SPS 390.03(38)(e)
(e) “Vortex pool" means a circular pool that is equipped with a method of transporting water in the pool for the purpose of propelling users at speeds dictated by the velocity of the moving stream.
SPS 390.03(38)(f)
(f) “Wave pool" means a water attraction designed to simulate breaking or cyclical waves for the purposes of surfing or general play.
SPS 390.03(38)(g)
(g) “Zero-depth entry pool" means a water attraction having a sloped entrance to where the water depth is zero inches at the shallowest point.
SPS 390.03(39)
(39) “Water attraction complex" means an enclosure or room where there are two or more water attractions or a water attraction and any number of public swimming pools.
SPS 390.03(40)
(40) “Waterslide" means a slide where a water flow of 100 gallons per minute or more is intended to carry a rider down a flume.
SPS 390.03 History
History: CR 08-056: cr.
Register February 2009 No. 638, eff. 3-1-09; renumbering of (39) and (40) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register February 2009 No. 638; correction in (14) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672;
correction in (6), (36) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2017 No. 734.
SPS 390.04(1)(a)(a)
Review requirements. All designs under the scope of this chapter shall be submitted to the department for review and receive approval from the department prior to the start of construction in accordance with this section.
SPS 390.04 Note
Note: The Department forms required in this chapter are available for a nominal fee at telephone 800-DOC-SALE or 411 (Telecommunications Relay) or at
docsales@doa.state.wi.us, or at no charge at the Department's Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov through links to Division of Industry Services forms.
SPS 390.04 Note
Note: For submittal of plumbing plans, see s.
SPS 382.20.
SPS 390.04(1)(b)1.1. At least 4 and no more than 5 complete sets of plans and one copy of specifications for the public swimming pool or water attraction design shall be submitted for review. These sets of plans and copies shall be clear, legible and permanently marked.
SPS 390.04(1)(b)2.
2. Plans submitted for review shall be accompanied by sufficient information for the department to determine if the installation and its performance will meet the requirements of this chapter.
SPS 390.04 Note
Note: Sufficient information may include the diving board manufacturer's installation requirements and skimmer NSF/ANSI 50 ratings.
SPS 390.04(1)(b)3.a.a. Plans and specifications, including adequate supporting design data, shall be prepared by a Wisconsin registered architect or professional engineer and bear that person's seal and signature.
SPS 390.04(1)(b)3.b.
b. Structural review of pool slides shall be based on conformance with the design requirements of slides and tower structures under
ch. SPS 362.
SPS 390.04(1)(b)4.
4. The design for and extent of replaced or altered equipment and piping shall be included on the submittal of reconstructed or altered swimming pools or water attractions.
SPS 390.04(1)(b)5.
5. Pursuant to
s. SPS 302.07 (3), the department shall review and make a determination on an application for plan review within 15 business days.
SPS 390.04(1)(c)
(c) Revised submittals. All changes or modifications, involving the provisions of this chapter, shall be approved in writing by the department prior to installation.
SPS 390.04(1)(d)
(d) Revocation of approval. The department may revoke any approval, issued under the provisions of this chapter, for any false statements or misrepresentation of facts on which the approval was based.
SPS 390.04(1)(e)
(e) Expiration of approval. Plans approved by the department shall expire 2 years after the date indicated on the approval letter, if construction has not commenced within that 2-year period.
SPS 390.04(1)(f)
(f) Limitations. A conditional approval of a plan by the department shall not be construed as an assumption by the department of any responsibility for the design. The department does not hold itself liable for any defects in construction or for any damages that may result from the specific installation.
SPS 390.04(2)(a)1.1. The name and address of the owner shall be included on the plans or in a separate report.
SPS 390.04(2)(a)2.
2. A map indicating the exact location of the facility with street address shall be included on the plans or in a separate report.
SPS 390.04(2)(b)
(b) Site. Site information shall be included on the plans indicating at least the location of all wells and utilities, topography and natural water features.
SPS 390.04(2)(c)1.1. A general map and detailed scaled drawings shall be submitted showing the site plan or floor plan of pertinent portions of the public swimming pool or water attraction structure, public swimming pool or water attraction orientation, including the location of all slides, interactive play attractions and play features. The designed pool water elevation shall be shown on the detailed drawing.
SPS 390.04(2)(c)2.
2. All water supply facilities, sources of drinking water, public or private sewers and relative elevations of paved or other walkways and the equipment room floor shall be shown on the plans.
SPS 390.04(2)(c)3.
3. When public water and sewer systems are proposed to serve the public swimming pool or water attraction, the elevations of storm and sanitary sewer inverts and street grade shall be shown on the plans.
SPS 390.04(2)(d)
(d) Construction plans. Detailed scaled and dimensional drawings for each individual pool or water attraction shall include at least all of the following:
