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§ 20-41 MARTINSVILLE CODE (b) Chemicals other than chlorine, sodium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite, lime, soda ash and aluminum sulfate shall not be used to treat swimming p0ol water, without prior approval of the director of public health. (Ord. of 5-10-77, § 9-1.812], [4]) Sec. 20-42. Hydrogen-ion concentration in water. The hydrogen-ion concentration (pH) in the water of a swimming pool shall be maintained at 7.2 or above. (Ord. of 5-10-77, § 9-1.813]) Sec. 20-43. Operation of ~ters; clarity of water. The filters for a swimming pool shall be operated twenty-four (24) hours per day during the season of use of the swimming pool. At all times when the pool is open for use, water shall be sufficiently clear to permit a disc six (6) inches in diameter, divided into alternate black and white quadrants, when placed on the bottom of the pool at the deepest point, to be clearly visible from the swimming pool deck at all distances up to ten (10) yards in a horizontal direction from the projection of the disc on the swimming pool surface~ (Ord. of 5-10-77, § 9-1.814]) Secs. 20-44--20-53. Reserved. ARTICLE III. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC POOLS Sec. 20-54. Application of article. The provisions of this article shall be applicable to public swimming pools and shall be in addition to other provisions of this chapter applicable to all pools. Sec. 20-55. Operator's permit. ~ (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, who does not possess an unrev0ked operator's permit issued to him by the director of public health, to operate a public swimming pool in the city or to open such pool for use. An operator's permit shall be issued only to an individual or to an organization, naming a specific individual to be in charge, and shall be valid only until the end of the calendar year in ~vhich it is issued, unless sooner revoked by the director of public health. Such a permit shall only be issued for those public swimming pools meeting the requirements of this chapter. (b) A permit issued under this section shall be posted under transparent water-proof material in view of the bathers at such swimming p0ol. (c) Continued failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the building code shall be cause for revocation of any operator's permit issued pursuant' to this section. (Ord. of 5-10-77, §§ 9-1.13, 9-1.14) Cross reference--Building code, § 6-1. 1196