Pool and Bathing Facilities
With knowledgeable staff regarding all of the different requirements for swimming pool and recreational water facilities, Eurofins Environment Testing provides sampling and analysis services to commercial recreational water clients who are required to demonstrate compliance with state and county health department requirements for recreational water quality in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
We provide services to:
- Hotels
- Motels
- Private swim clubs
- Municipal pools
- Commercial pool management companies
Eurofins Environment Testing has laboratories accredited to state-specific requirements in Horsham, PA; East Rutherford, NJ; and Vineland, NJ, and are able to perform the required analysis needs for your site.
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Overview of Regulatory Requirements for Pool Sampling and Analysis
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Facility location |
Type |
Required tests |
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New Jersey |
Lake |
E. Coli, pH (bays and oceans require Enterococcus) |
|
New Jersey |
Pool |
Total Coliform, Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC), pH, Chlorine or Bromine* |
|
New Jersey |
Spa |
Pseudomonas, HPC, Chlorine or Bromine* |
|
Pennsylvania |
Lake |
E. Coli, pH |
|
Pennsylvania |
Pool or Spa |
Coliform, pH, Chlorine or Bromine* |
|
Pennsylvania - Bucks County |
Pool or Spa |
Coliform, HPC, pH, Chlorine or Bromine* |
*Cyanuric Acid for outdoor pools that use chemical
Testing your pool or recreational water facility in New Jersey?
New Jersey specific regulation changes:
- The time between sample collection and analysis at the lab has gone from 30 hours to 8 hours for the analysis of pools, spas and aquatic facilities.
- Prior to opening for the season, pools, spas or any aquatic recreational facility must have a water sample collected
- All notifications of bacterial exceedances to clients and the health department must be completed within one hour of determining the result.
- Resamples must be collected and analyzed within 24 hours upon notification of an unsatisfactory result.
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