The Erie County Department of Health permits, inspects, and enforces safety rules for every public, semi-public, and rental swimming pool in the county under New York State Sanitary Code Subpart 6-1, covering operator training, supervision, water quality, and pre-opening engineering review.
Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) Environmental Health Division administers Subpart 6-1 of the New York State Sanitary Code (10 NYCRR Subpart 6-1) for every "public swimming pool" within Erie County — defined to include hotel/motel pools, apartment-complex pools, condominium and homeowners-association pools, club pools, school pools, campground and children's-camp pools, and any pool offered for rental use. Before a new pool may open or an existing pool may be modified, the operator must submit a Swimming Pool Application and engineering plans for ECDOH review; the department checks barrier compliance with NY Residential Code §R326, recirculation and disinfection equipment, lifeguard or supervision plan, emergency telephone and rescue equipment, and depth/safety signage. After approval, ECDOH conducts periodic operational inspections covering disinfectant residual (typically 1.0–5.0 ppm free chlorine), pH 7.2–7.8, water clarity, chemical-storage safety, daily log entries, and posting of capacity and emergency-contact information. ECDOH also investigates complaints, including unpermitted "Swimply"-style private pool rentals, which it has publicly warned violate Subpart 6-1 when offered to the general public.
Operating a regulated pool without an ECDOH permit, or failing to correct cited conditions, can trigger administrative penalties of up to $2,000 per violation under NY Public Health Law §12, closure orders, and revocation of the operating permit. Each day of continued non-compliance is treated as a separate violation.
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