Public pools in Macomb County are licensed by Michigan EGLE and inspected by the Macomb County Health Department under Part 125 of the Public Health Code. Private backyard pools are exempt from this program and instead follow Michigan Residential Code barrier and electrical-bonding safety rules.
Public pool safety in Macomb County is a real county role: the Macomb County Health Department annually inspects pools and spas at apartments, motels, hotels, schools, parks, and health clubs, and all public pool operators must test the water weekly and report results to it. These pools are licensed by Michigan EGLE under Part 125 of Act 368, which assigns periodic inspection to the designated local health department (MCL 333.12524). Critically, the statute excludes residential pools at a 1- to 4-family dwelling (MCL 333.12521(d)), so a private backyard pool is NOT county-inspected. Private safety instead comes from the Michigan Residential Code: the 48-inch barrier, self-latching gates, door alarms, and electrical bonding of metal parts with #8 copper wire before backfill.
A public pool operated without an EGLE license or failing a Health Department inspection can be closed; MCL 333.12533 makes a violation a misdemeanor, each day a separate offense. Missing private-pool barriers or a failed bonding inspection block final approval.
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