Private pools in unincorporated Kanawha County are permitted and inspected under the county's adopted building code, with GFCI protection and federal anti-entrapment drain covers required. Public and semi-public pools answer to state Bureau for Public Health rules.
Kanawha County enforces private-pool safety through the West Virginia State Building Code at permit inspection, checking the barrier, electrical bonding, and GFCI protection on pool-area circuits. The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act requires anti-entrapment drain covers on pools and spas. Public and semi-public pools instead fall under the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health's swimming pool rules, 64 CSR 16, administered locally with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. On steep lots, pool drainage and backwash must be managed to prevent erosion onto neighbors, and WV DEP stormwater rules can apply where earth disturbance is large.
Safety features that fail inspection must be corrected before final approval. Operating a public or semi-public pool without Bureau for Public Health plan review violates 64 CSR 16 and risks closure.
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