Disinfection and Operation Guidelines
These are Healthy Swimming recommendations for appropriate pool and spa operation as well as responding to fecal accidents and body fluids in pools.
On this Page:
Pool and Spa Operation/Design
Designing Public Swimming Facilities 
(PDF, 54 KB)
Pool Operation (PDF, 52 KB)
Hyperchlorination to kill Cryptosporidium (Revised August 2008) (PDF, 50 KB)
Spa Operation (PDF, 71 KB)
Therapy Pool Operation in Healthcare Facilities
Historical CDC Design and Operation Manuals
General Disinfection
Your Disinfection Team (
PDF document, 23 KB)
Feces
Fecal Incident Response Recommendations for Pool Staff (Revised August 2008)
(PDF, 239 KB)
Notice to Readers: Revised Recommendations for Responding to Fecal Accidents in Disinfected Swimming Venues
February 15, 2008 / 57(06);151-152
Notice to Readers: Responding to Fecal Accidents in Disinfected Swimming Venues
May 25, 2001 / 50(20);416-417
Prevalence of Parasites in Fecal Material from Chlorinated Swimming Pools -- United States, 1999
May 25, 2001 / 50(20);410-412
Other Body Fluids
Vomit and Blood Contamination in Pools (
PDF document, 55 KB)
Cleaning Up Body Fluid Spills on Pool Surfaces (
PDF document, 52 KB)
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Division of Parasitic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases
Page last modified: September 16, 2008