Disinfection.

Omaha Municipal Code § 54-117

in effect

Sec. 54-117. - Disinfection. (a) Provisions shall be made to disinfect all water being recirculated to provide a free residual of the disinfection agent in the pool water. All disinfection feeders shall be capable of mechanical adjustments. Where chlorine is applied in the form of hypochlorines, the solution shall be fed by a positive displacement pump. Other methods of chlorine feed may be used if it is demonstrated that the other methods are as effective as the positive displacement pump. All chlorination feed equipment shall be interlocked with the main water circulation pump to stop feeding whenever the pump stops. (b) Equipment for supplying chlorine shall have a minimum capacity to feed ten parts of chlorine to 1,000,000 parts of water by weight flowing past the injector tip. The dosage adjustment shall be graduated and clearly marked to permit injection of full capacity to 25 percent of such capacity. The device shall be capable of continuous delivery within ten percent of the dosage at any setting. (c) Gas chlorine cylinders and proportioning equipment shall be housed in a separate well-ventilated compartment at or above grade level. (d) Louvers near the top of the compartment and the bottom of an outside entrance door opened at grade level shall be provided. Mechanical ventilation shall be provided for all gas chlorine compartments. An air-tight duct leading from the floor of the compartment to the atmosphere in an unrestricted area and a motor-driven exhaust fan or blower capable of producing at least one air change per minute shall be provided. All interior duct work shall be under negative pressure. Electrical switches for the control of lighting and ventilation shall be located on the outside of the compartment. All gas chlorine compartments shall be on an outside wall. No vents from these compartments shall be allowed to terminate on the pool deck or related area. (e) An ammonia fume dispenser bottle shall be provided in the chlorine room to detect chlorine leaks. (f) Provisions shall be made to secure the chlorine cylinders to the scale and the extra cylinders to the walls. (g) A beam scale for weighing the chlorine cylinders shall be provided to determine the amount of chlorine fed over any period and to permit the operator to know when the supply of chlorine in the cylinder is nearing exhaustion. A valve stem wrench and valve protection hoods shall be provided for all gas chlorine cylinders. (h) Chlorine products are classified as hazardous materials and shall be handled and stored in accordance with applicable regulations. (i) The use of bromine as a disinfection agent may be permitted. (Code 1980, § 54-117)

Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH54SWPO_ARTIIPUCOSWPO_DIV3DECORE_S54-117DIFetched: 10/28/2026