Springdale, AR Swimming Pools & Spas: Safety Rules (2026)

Pool safety in Springdale layers federal, state, and city standards. The federal VGB Act (15 U.S.C. 8003) requires public pools and spas to use anti-entrapment drain covers meeting ANSI/APSP-16 (now ANSI/PHTA-7), with a backup system on single-drain pools. Arkansas adopts the 2021 International Swimming Pool & Spa Code with Appendix A, extending drain-cover, suction-entrapment, filtration, GFCI, and equipotential-bonding rules (NFPA 70 Article 680) to residential pools, along with the alarm-equipped door and barrier hardware in Chapter 91 Article III Division 3. Public, semi-public, and apartment-complex pools serving more than two families are regulated by the Arkansas Department of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Swimming Pools and Other Related Facilities, adopted under Act 96 of 1913 (A.C.A. 20-7-109) and Act 623 of 1987 (A.C.A. 20-30-103 et seq.), which require ADH plan review, operation permits, lifeguard or no-lifeguard signage, and water-quality testing. Chemical discharges of pool water to Springdale's MS4 are governed by Chapter 107.7.E.1.a.12 (dechlorinated to under 1 ppm chlorine is exempt).