54Treatment of aquatic facility water

54 Treatment of aquatic facility water (1) An aquatic facility operator of an aquatic facility specified in subregulation (7) or an aquatic facility that is a spa pool must treat the aquatic facility with a chlorine based disinfectant or a bromine based disinfectant. (2) If an aquatic facility specified in subregulation (7) is treated with a chlorine based disinfectant and cyanuric acid is not used in the water, the aquatic facility operator must ensure that the water in the facility— (a) contains a minimum of 1 mg per litre of free chlorine; and (3) If an aquatic facility specified in subregulation (7) is treated with a chlorine based disinfectant and cyanuric acid is used in the water, the aquatic facility operator must ensure that the water in the facility— (a) contains a minimum of 2 mg per litre of free chlorine; and (4) An aquatic facility operator of an aquatic facility that is a spa pool which is treated with a chlorine based disinfectant must ensure that the water in the facility— (a) contains a minimum of 3 mg per litre of free chlorine; and (5) An aquatic facility operator of an aquatic facility specified in subregulation (7) which is treated with a bromine based disinfectant must ensure that the water in the facility— (a) contains a minimum of 2 mg per litre of free bromine; and (b) contains a maximum of 8 mg per litre of total bromine; and (c) has a pH between 7·2 and 8·0. (6) An aquatic facility operator of an aquatic facility that is a spa pool which is treated with a bromine based disinfectant must ensure that the water in the facility— (a) contains a minimum of 6 mg per litre of free bromine; and (b) contains a maximum of 8 mg per litre of total bromine; and (c) has a pH between 7·2 and 8·0. (7) For the purposes of subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (5) the aquatic facilities are— (a) a swimming pool; or (b) an interactive water feature.