Public pool safety in Camden County is enforced by the county health department under N.J.A.C. 8:26 (lifeguards, signage, water quality). Residential pool safety — barriers, alarms, anti-entrapment drains — is set statewide by the Swimming Pool and Spa Code, not the county.
Camden County's health department permits and inspects public and semi-public bathing facilities under the state Public Recreational Bathing rule, N.J.A.C. 8:26, covering supervision, safety equipment, depth markings, water quality and enclosures. For a private backyard pool, safety comes from the statewide 2018 Swimming Pool and Spa Code (UCC): a compliant 48-inch barrier, self-latching gates, and federal-style anti-entrapment drain covers. New Jersey has no county-issued residential pool-alarm mandate, though some municipalities require door or gate alarms. Contact the county health office for public-pool safety questions and your municipal construction office for a home pool.
Public-pool safety violations are cited by the Camden County health inspector under N.J.A.C. 8:26 and can suspend the operating permit. Residential barrier and drain violations are enforced by the municipal construction official.
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