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Cobb & Douglas Public Health Bathing Load Calculation Guide Page 1 of 2 Revised 3/7/2019

This document provides a guide for calculating the maximum number of bathers (bathing load) allowed in a swimming pool based on the pool and deck surface areas. It lists density factors in square feet per bather to use in the calculation for pools with depths of 5 feet or less and greater than 5 feet. Examples are given showing how to calculate the bathing load for pools of different configurations using the surface area measurements and density factors.

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Cobb & Douglas Public Health Bathing Load Calculation Guide Page 1 of 2 Revised 3/7/2019

This document provides a guide for calculating the maximum number of bathers (bathing load) allowed in a swimming pool based on the pool and deck surface areas. It lists density factors in square feet per bather to use in the calculation for pools with depths of 5 feet or less and greater than 5 feet. Examples are given showing how to calculate the bathing load for pools of different configurations using the surface area measurements and density factors.

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BATHING LOAD CALCULATION GUIDE 

A swimming pool bathing load indicates the maximum number of bathers (i.e., people using the
pool) that are allowed within the pool and on the deck. This number can be calculated if you
know the surface area of the pool (measured in square feet) and the surface area of the
surrounding deck. If the depth of the pool is more than 5 feet, you will also need to know the
surface area of the section of the pool that is greater than 5 feet in depth. Once you know the
surface areas of the pool and deck, you can use the following density factors to calculate your
bathing load:

When the pool water is When the pool water is


5 ft. in depth or less: greater than 5 ft. in
depth:
Pool with a deck that has less
15 square feet per bather 20 square feet per bather
surface area than the pool:
Pool with a deck that has a
surface area that is at least equal 12 square feet per bather 15 square feet per bather
to that of the pool:
Pool with a deck that has a
surface area that is at least twice 10 square feet per bather 12 square feet per bather
that of the pool:
Spas (not dependent upon deck
10 square feet per bather NA
surface area):

If your pool has a diving board, a 300 sq. ft. area is required for each diving board regardless of
the deck size. The diving area would be subtracted from the deeper area of the pool when the
bathing load is being calculated (see Example #3).
Several examples are provided below to illustrate bathing load calculations for different pool
configurations.
Note: Calculations with a fractional sum are rounded down.

Example #1:
A 75 ft. by 35 ft. pool with a maximum depth of 5 ft. and a deck equivalent to the surface area of
the pool.
Bathing Load = (75 ft. x 35 ft.) 12 sq. ft. per bather
= 2625 sq. ft. 12 sq. ft. per bather
= 218 bathers

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Example #2:
Using the same overall pool dimensions listed in Example #1 (75 ft by 35 ft.), but with a 25 ft. by
35 ft. section of the pool that is deeper than 5 ft. The shallow section of the pool would then be
50 ft. by 35 ft., and the deck surface area is equivalent to that of the pool.
Bathing Load (shallow) = (50 ft. x 35 ft.) 12 sq. ft per bather
= 1750 sq. ft. 12 sq. ft. per bather
= 145 bathers
Bathing Load (deep) = (25 ft. x 35 ft.) 15 sq. ft. per bather
= 875 sq. ft. 15 sq. ft. per bather
= 58 bathers
Total Bathing Load = 145 bathers + 58 bathers
= 203 bathers

Example #3
Using the description for the pool in Example #2 with the addition of a diving board (300 sq. ft.
will be subtracted from the surface area of the deep section of the pool).
Bathing Load (shallow) = (50 ft. x 35 ft.) 12 sq. ft per bather
= 1750 sq. ft. 12 sq. ft. per bather
= 145 bathers
Bathing Load (deep) = (25 ft. x 35 ft.) 15 sq. ft. per bather
= (875 sq. ft. – 300 sq. ft) 15 sq. ft. per bather
= (575 sq. ft.) 15 sq. ft. per bather
= 38 bathers
Total Bathing Load = 145 bathers + 38 bathers
= 183 bathers

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