Public Water Facility Inspections

The Clark County Health Department regulates public water facilities in Clark County, Indiana.  Public water facilities include all publicly used swimming pools, spa pools, hot tubs, and wading pools.

The Clark County Health Department requires an operating permit for all public water facilities in Clark County, Indiana.  You can download an Application for Public Water Facilities or call the Clark County Health Department for more information. 

An inspection of the facility is required. A copy of the inspection form is available for download.

Many documents are available for download in Adobe PDF format which requires the free software Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Facility Inspection Areas

The inspection of the facility can include General appearance of the facility, condition of the facility equipment such as the drains, skimmers, filters, pumps, gauges, ventilation, lighting, markings, air gap, operating records and pool chemical log sheets.  Safety equipment is also inspected. This includes buoys, lines, poles, first aid kits, signs, guard warnings, and rules and regulations postings.

Pool water must be managed in order to maintain a safe level of disinfection.  Instructions for increasing the chlorine level or decreasing the chlorine level are available in Adobe PDF format.  Instructions on "shocking" pools is also available, as well as a printable daily pool chemical log sheet to monitor the daily pool chemical levels as required by the Indiana State Department of Health 410 IAC 6-2-10

Public Water Health & Safety

The Clark County Health Department is dedicated to reducing recreational water illnesses (RWI's).  RWI's are illnesses that are spread by swallowing, breathing, or contact with contaminated water from public water facilities, as well as lakes, streams and rivers. RWI's can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including infections in the eye, skin, ear, respiratory tract, and in wounds. The most commonly reported recreational water illness is diarrhea. Diarrheal illnesses can be caused by germs such as e. coli, cryptosporidium, giardia and shigella.  More information on recreational water illnesses can be found on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) safe swimming website.

Guidelines for handling a swimming pool fecal accident are available in Adobe PDF format on the CCHD pool accident and injury page.