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Serving the Southern California Region by providing the service our clients need to maintain
exceptional aquatic facilities for over 20 years.

Servicing LA, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, Riverside & Ventura Counties.

We could say lots of great things about ourselves but it is the relationships we have with our clients
that speaks volumes! Some have been with us over 20 years because they trust us to handle their pool
and spa service needs.

Servicing all of Southern California from Bakersfield to San Diego. - Over 11 million gallons of water presently on service.

Site Design By Lance I. Fitzsimmons AssociatesMontpelier, ID

NATIONAL LAW PASSED THAT AFFECTS ALL PUBLIC POOLS AND SPAS

In December 2007, Congress and President Bush signed a new law which requires ALL PUBLIC POOLS AND SPAS to
comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB Act)by December 2008. The law states that “each
public pool and spa in the United States must be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems that comply with the
ASME/ANSI 112.19.8 performance standard or any successor standard; and each public pool and spa in the United States
with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain shall be equipped, at a minimum, with 1 or more of the following
devices or systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains”.
“Effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this title , each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed
or entered into commerce in the United States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A
112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard regulating such swimming pool or drain cover.” To read this law

(NO ONE is grandfathered on these regulations)
* By December 20, 2008, your pool, whether it has single or multiple drains, needs new anti-entrapment drain covers that
must comply with ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, which are availlable here * Your public pool or spa that has a single drain must have at least one additional level of entrapment protection which
could be: o Safety Vacuum Release – a vacuum release system capable of providing vacuum release at a suction outlet
caused by a high vacuum occurrence due to a suction outlet flow blockage. (i.e., Stingl Switch, Vac-Alert, Etc.) o Suction-Limiting Vent System* – a suction limiting vent system that utilizes a collector tank. o Gravity Drainage* – a gravity drainage system that utilizes a collector tank. o Automatic Pump Shut Off System – An automatic pump shut off system. o Drain Disablement- A device or system that disables the drain.

*This would have been installed during pool construction. It cannot be added to an already existing pool, only new

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO BECOME COMPLIANT
* On all drains, install a NEW ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard anti-vortex or anti-entrapment cover
(currently being developed) * On all pools or spas that have single drains that are not unblockable OR two main drains measuring less than 36” apart
(three-feet from center to center ) per pump must have at least one additional level of entrapment protection (See above) * RESIDENTIAL POOLS – As of December 20, 2008 – it will be AGAINST federal law to make or sell a drain cover in the
United States that does not comply with ASME/ANSI 19.8. Thus, all new residential construction as of December 20, 2008,
must comply with the federal law.