Pool & Hot Tub Alliance Begins Revision of APSP-11 Standard for Water Quality
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announced the upcoming review and revision of ANSI/APSP/ICC-11 2019 American National Standard for Water Quality in Public Pools and Spas and is calling for change request submissions.
The revised PHTA-11 standard will provide recommended minimum guidelines for the specifications for water quality parameters in the public swimming pool and spa industry. It will cover a range of values relating to chemicals for pool and spa operation and for purposes of public health and safety.
Proposals will be accepted continuously and must be submitted through the PHTA Change Request Form.
Committee members represent a broad, balanced cross-section of subject matter experts in the industry and community. The following people serve as members:
- Dr. Roy Vore, chair, Vore & Associates, LLC (Suwanee, Georgia)
- Kevin Post, vice chair, Counsilman-Hunsaker (Evergreen, Colorado)
- Karllee Barton, Solenis (Charleston, Tennessee)
- Dr. Gary Brown, Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Kentucky)
- Sarah Cheshire, Utah Department of Health and Human Services (Providence, Utah)
- Dr. Jim Egan, Jr., LaMotte Co. (Chestertown, Maryland)
- Philip Escobedo, Fluidra (Carlsbad, California)
- Kenneth Gregory, Pentair (Washington, Utah)
- William Hamilton, Bill Hamilton & Associates (Titusville, Florida)
- Jennifer Hill, WTI (McKinney, Texas)
- Jenn Huang, ApothaQuali Solutions LLC (Ballwin, Missouri)
- Dr. Joe Laurino, Periodic Products, Inc. (Sarasota, Florida)
- Jody O’Grady (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Lisa Reiheld, International Code Council (Loudonville, Ohio)
- Matthew Ryther, Acqua Pura Pool Service (Santa Clara, California)
- Allen Schnaak, Pool Resources LLC (Georgetown, South Carolina)
- John Weber, BioLab, A KIK Consumer Products Company (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
- Rich Young, Aquatic Commercial Consulting (Saratoga, California)
Following approval, a draft version of the revised standard will be submitted to PHTA’s ANSI consensus voting body, the Standards Consensus Committee, for their review and approval. The standard will also be open to public comment as part of the ANSI process.
For more information, visit phta.org/standards or contact PHTA program director of standards and technical services Genevieve Lynn at glynn@phta.org.
