standards and codes
Tech Notes
PHTA’s Recreational Water Quality Committee (RWQC) has created Tech Notes articles on maintaining water quality from a technical standpoint. They have been published in AQUA Magazine.
2021
- January - The Crucial Role of Standards and Codes
- February - Ultraviolet (UV) Pool Systems
- March - Operating Guidelines for a Successful Public Pool and Spa Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020
- January - Source Water and Its Effects on Pool and Spa Maintenance
- February - In Memoriam: Greg Garrett
- March - Wild Animals in the Water
- April - Preventing Chlorine Gas Leaks
- May - Sodium Hypochlorite, AKA "Liquid Chlorine"
- June - The Importance of Swimmer Hygiene
- July - Secondary vs. Supplemental Disinfection Systems
- August - Metals and Metal Staining
- September - Partial (Soft) Pool Closing
- October - Scary Pool Stories
- November - The Impact of Chloraminated Tap Water on Pools and Spas
2019
- January - Pool Care and Repair After Wildfires
- February - Total Dissolved Solids: Explained
- March - Ozone Generating Systems: The Facts
- April - Biguanide
- May - Trichlor: The Dependable Pool Performer
- June - Potassium Monopersulfate (KMPS): Non-Chlorine Shock
- July - Naegleria Fowleri: Brain-Eating Amoeba
- August - Treating Flooded Pools and Spas
- October - Abandoned Pools
The committee updated this topic in a 2020 RWQC Fact Sheet. - November - West Nile Virus
The committee updated this topic in a 2020 RWQC Fact Sheet.
