Pool & Hot Tub Alliance Welcomes Second Round of Public Comments on Revisions to PHTA-5 Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2024

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Amy Willer
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POOL & HOT TUB ALLIANCE WELCOMES SECOND ROUND OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON REVISIONS TO PHTA-5 STANDARD FOR RESIDENTIAL INGROUND SWIMMING POOLS

(Alexandria, Va.) — The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is inviting a second round of public review and comments on revisions to the ANSI/APSP/ICC-5 2011 (R2022) American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools. The standard in development will be the PHTA/ICC-5 Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools. Public review is a fundamental part of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards consensus development process.

This second round is a 30-day public review, and comments are limited to the revisions printed in the March 25, 2024, edition of the ANSI Standards Action newsletter, including updates and revisions to the language used to standardize residential inground swimming pools. New content was added to ensure the standard reflects current industry practices and requirements. These revisions are available for review on the PHTA website.

The PHTA/ICC-5 standard applies to permanently installed residential inground swimming pools intended for noncommercial use as a swimming pool by not more than three owner families and their guests and exceeding 24 in (61 cm) in water depth. Stakeholders include builders, code officials, installers, and consumers.

The objective of this standard is to provide recommended minimum guidelines for the design, equipment, installation, and use of residential inground swimming pools. It is also intended to assist local jurisdictions and other regulatory bodies, where necessary, in the development and promulgation of criteria for residential inground swimming pools.

PHTA invites all pool, spa, and hot tub professionals, as well as non-industry members, to review the revisions printed in Standards Action and submit comments for consideration. The ANSI public review announcement on the required 30-day public review period for the PHTA-5 standard was published in Standards Action on November 15, 2024. All public review comments are due by December 15, 2024.

For more information on the draft standard, please visit the PHTA-5 webpage, email standards@phta.org, or call (703) 838-0083.

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About the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance:
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), a non-profit organization with over 3,900 members from around the world, was established in 1956 to support, promote, and protect the common interests of the $62B pool, hot tub, and spa industry. PHTA provides education, advocacy, standards development, research, and market growth initiatives to increase our members' professionalism, knowledge, and profitability. Additionally, PHTA promotes the use of pools by expanding swimming, water safety, and related research and outreach activities aimed at introducing more people to swimming, making swimming environments safer, and keeping pools open to serve communities. For more information, visit www.phta.org.