Beyond the 48-inch barrier, Benton County enforces the 2021 ISPSC entrapment and access provisions for residential pools, while public and semi-public pools follow WAC 246-260 under the Benton-Franklin Health District, including anti-entrapment drain covers.
For residential pools, the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (through WAC 51-51) governs safety in Benton County. Suction outlets must carry anti-entrapment covers meeting the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. Where a dwelling wall serves as the barrier, doors with direct pool access need an alarm, a self-closing self-latching device, or a powered safety cover. Pools open to the public — hotel, apartment, club, and HOA pools — are separately regulated under WAC 246-260, administered by the Washington Department of Health and enforced locally by the Benton-Franklin Health District, which adds water-quality, depth-marking, and drain-cover requirements.
A dwelling-wall pool door with no alarm, self-latch, or safety cover violates the residential code. A public pool operating outside WAC 246-260 can be closed by the Benton-Franklin Health District.
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