It shall be the duty of the certified pool operator or person in charge to:
(a) Keep facility manager or person in charge informed at all times the current safety and readiness status of the facility pool or pools the certified pool operator or person in charge is responsible for.
(b) To keep the Administrator immediately informed of any unsafe or events causing any health concerns; and
(c) Physically respond within one hour of being notified by the Administrator to the site of the aquatic facility; and
(d) Check at least once per day that the aquatic facility remains in compliance with this article and with state aquatic facility regulations; and
(e) Check and record water chemistry at least with frequency required by state regulations at each aquatic facility permitted to ensure compliance with state aquatic facility regulations, including:
1. Disinfectant levels; and
2. pH levels; and
3. Cyanuric acid levels (if applicable); and
4. Water balance; and
5. and any other test as needed.
(f) Ensure that an appropriate method is used to check water chemistry as specified in state aquatic facility regulations; and
(g) Retain records of daily water chemistry checks for at least three years on site; and
(h) Ensure that the steps detailed herein are completed if any conditions exist that require temporary closure of public aquatic facilities as specified in this article; and
(i) Register certification as a certified pool operator with Administrator. Current certification and registration is required to provide pool operator service to any public pool in the City of Longview. A copy of registration must be maintained on site at each facility that a Pool Operator services. A pool operator must notify the Administrator within
30 calendar days
of leaving the service to a facility. Each time a pool operator adds or removes service to a facility, the Administrator must be notified.
The facility property person in charge is required to notify the Administrator of any pool operator status changes within
30 calendar days
of any change.
(Ord. No. 3057, § 2, 8-23-01; Ord. No. 3085, § 11, 1-10-02; Ord. No. 4420, § 2, 3-09-23)