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Swimming Pools & Bathing Beaches
COVID-19 UPDATES 6/25/2021 for permitted swimming pools:
The Frederick County Health Department is permitting pools for the outdoor 2021 season. See the link below for the requirements and guidelines concerning COVID-19 from the Maryland Department of Health, CDC and the Governor.
- https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/OEHFP/CHS/Pages/AquaticFacility.aspx
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/beaches-pools.html
Pool Operators
UPDATE July 1, 2021 - Frederick County pool operator cards are $15.00 and good for three (3) years from date of course. Cards are not available on a walk-in basis. Please submit the below application information by email to MTeasley1@FrederickCountyMD.gov or place in the black dropbox outside Entrance A (entrance with flagpoles). Once information is received and processed, applicant will be notified that card can be picked up and paid for in person at the Health Department. If you have questions or need other arrangements, please call 301-600-1717.
- Phone number
- Current address
- Copy of photo id
- Copy of pool operator course completion certificate (*Must be an MDH-approved class. Go here to verify.)
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Swimming Pools & Spas
ANNUAL OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL INSPECTIONS Indoor and outdoor public swimming pools and spas are licensed by the Frederick County Health Department. Inspections are conducted prior to pool openings and during the season. Pool operators that are working in Frederick County will need a Frederick County Pool Operator's Card issued by the Health Department.
Effective December 15, 2017Permit application processing within Environmental Health Services will end at 4:30 p.m. This includes, but is not limited to burning permits, temporary food permits, pool operator permits, well and septic permits, etc. Permit applications can be applied for between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
To get information about obtaining a Frederick County Pool Operator's Card or to make a complaint about a public swimming pool please call the FCHD at 301-600-1717.
Forms
- Application for Annual Swimming Pool-Spa/Hot Tub Operating Permit
- Workmens Compensation Form
- Frederick County Pre-opening Checklist
- ADA Affidavit for Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Pool Owner / Operator Letter
- Construction Application from MD Dept. of Health (needed for chair lifts that are to be installed to meet ADA compliance)
If you are installing an electric chair lift you will need an electrical inspection from either Frederick County or Frederick City. - MDH Compliance Schedule Application
- Please check new fees from Maryland Dept. of Health for review of construction permits
Forms for Pools & Pool Operators
- FCHD Closeable Offenses Check Sheet for Pool Operators
- MDH Postable Public Notice for Swimming Pools
- DHMH Injury / Accident Report Form
- DHMH Policy and Procedures for Fecal Accidents at Public Pools
- DHMH Policy on Loose Fecal Contamination Clean Up
- Suction Entrapment Form
- DHMH Chemical Check Sheet
- CDC Guidelines for Fecal/Vomit/Blood Incidences at Swimming Pools
Bathing Beaches
Frederick County has a bathing beach that is open to the pubic in Cunningham Falls State Park. Water sampling and inspections are conducted and complaints are investigated. For further information about bathing beaches throughout Maryland please check out Maryland Healthy Beaches.