The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance announces the appointment of the Standard Writing Committee of the ANSI/APSP/ICC-1 American National Standard of Public Swimming Pools and requests input from all parties interested. The APSP-1 Standard is being renamed as the PHTA/ICC-1 Standard of Public Pool and Spa Design and Construction and Installation.
The members of the PHTA-1 SWC include:
- Dennis Berkshire is the Chair of Aquatic Design Group in Carlsbad, Calif.
- Richard Anderson, International Code Council Country Club Hills, Ill.
- Bruce Carney of American Pools & Spas in Cabo San Lucas.
- Dewey Case, CMAHC, Hattiesburg, Mass.
- Jonathan Dongell, Pebble Technologies, Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz.
- John Garner Sr., Pools by John Garner in Jacksonville, Fla.
- Ken Green, Fresh & Clear Pool Service, Henderson, Nev.
- Ken Gregory, Pentair Washington, Utah
- Scott Heusser of Idaho Pool Remodeling in Meridian, Ind.
- Bill Irvin of Preferred Pool Corp., Kaufman, Texas
- John Mason, Deschutes County Environmental Health Department, Bend, Ore.
- Trevor Sherwood II, Pool Operation Management, Brick, N.J.
- Graeme Thomson Splash Inc. Grand Cayman Cayman Islands
- Stephen Votta Fluidra, Carlsbad (Calif.)
- Michael Weinbaum of Martin Aquatic Design and Engineering in Winter Garden, Fla.
The PHTA-1 SWC is revising the standard establishing the provisions that apply to construction, alteration and movement of aquatic venues and public pools and spas, as well as renovation, replacement and repair. The SWC has reviewed and considered revisions to the standard that will be presented to PHTA’s American National Standards Institute consensus voting body (ANSI), the Standards Consensus Committee.
Interested parties may attend meetings as observers during the revision process. Request for Change Forms can be submitted by anyone to the SWC. Those who would like to be informed of the activities and events relating to the standard can visit www.phta.org/standards or sign up to receive email updates.
PHTA must receive Change Request Forms by August 14, 2023. Visit the Participate in Process page at phta.org/standards or contact Blake Pavlik, PHTA’s Manager of Standards, by emailing bpavlik@p
