Pool & Spa Safety Act

Is anyone else fearing for their swim program due to the upcoming enforcement of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act? I swim in Massachusetts, and there's a possibility our pool will have to close due to compliance issues. Anyone else dealing with this? We've been calling our legislators and doing whatever we can, but I think it needs to be a national effort. Thoughts?
Parents
  • For those not familiar, this act covers new requirements and standards around (a) pool/spa suction drains to prevent child entrapment, and (b) fences/barriers around pools. Personally, this bill sounds like a good idea to me. I haven't heard a lot of evidence that installing a compliant drain cover, etc., is prohibitively expensive. In most pools, you could probably even install something while the pool is still filled (would require SCUBA or other equipment to do). -Rick
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  • For those not familiar, this act covers new requirements and standards around (a) pool/spa suction drains to prevent child entrapment, and (b) fences/barriers around pools. Personally, this bill sounds like a good idea to me. I haven't heard a lot of evidence that installing a compliant drain cover, etc., is prohibitively expensive. In most pools, you could probably even install something while the pool is still filled (would require SCUBA or other equipment to do). -Rick
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