# 21 C.F.R. § 1250.89 (2026): Swimming pools

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T21_P1250_S1250_89

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 C.F.R. § 1250.89 (2026)
- **Heading:** Swimming pools
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 21 CFR: Food and Drugs / Chapter I: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1250: INTERSTATE CONVEYANCE SANITATION / Subpart E: Sanitation Facilities and Conditions on Vessels / § 1250.89: § 1250.89   Swimming pools.

## Text

(a) Fill and draw swimming pools shall not be installed or used.
(b) Swimming pools of the recirculation type shall be equipped so as to provide complete circulation, replacement, and filtration of the water in the pool every six hours or less. Suitable means of chlorination and, if necessary, other treatment of the water shall be provided to maintain the residual chlorine in the pool water at not less than 0.4 part per million and the pH (a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration) not less than 7.0.
(c) Flowing-through types of salt water pools shall be so operated that complete circulation and replacement of the water in the pool will be effected every 6 hours or less. The water delivery pipe to the pool shall be independent of all other pipes and shall originate at a point where maximum flushing of the pump and pipe line is effected after leaving polluted waters.

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