PWTAG - The Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group
Technical Notes
PWTAG Technical notes are updates or new material for the standards and guidance given in the PWTAG book, Swimming Pool Water and the PWTAG Code of Practice and should be read in association with these publications.
PWTAG keeps pool operators up to date by providing guidance through these technical notes on the issues of the day.
Combining PWTAG’s specialist expertise and published scientific data, we aim to optimise swimming pool technical operation.
PWTAG Technical Notes Downloads
Click or tap one of the following links to download a PDF for each topic (coming soon).
- Faecal contamination (Technical Note 2)
- Sulphate attack (Technical Note 3)
- Dealing with sodium hypochlorite spillage (Technical Note 5)
- Carbon dioxide for pH control (Technical Note 6)
- Interactive water features (Technical Note 13)
- Atmospheric determination of chloramines (Technical Note 16)
- Blood or vomit in the pool (Technical Note 17)
- Preventing and dealing with algae in pools (Technical Note 18)
- Superchlorination of swimming pool water (Technical Note 23)
- Polyaluminium chloride (PAC) dosing (Technical Note 24)
- How PWTAG deals with the new (Technical Note 26)
- Microbiological sampling (Technical Note 27)
- Notes on the hygiene of pool play equipment (Technical Note 29)
- Cryptosporidium – what pool operators need to know (Technical Note 30)
- Ultraviolet disinfection – specification, maintenance and validation (Technical Note 31)
- Balance tank design for deck-level pools (Technical Note 32)
- Gassing accidents (Technical Note 33)
- Cloudy water (Technical Note 34)
- Bunds for pool chemicals (Technical Note 35)
- Understanding breakpoint chlorination (Technical Note 36)
- Phosphate in pool water (Technical Note 37)
- Dechlorinating backwash water prior to discharge (Technical Note 38)
- Residual control
- Choosing an acid pH correctant (Technical Note 40)
- UV installations in swimming pool plant rooms (Technical Note 41)
PWTAG Technical Notes Archive
Click or tap on the link below to read more about these archived technical notes.
| Technical Note | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Sulphuric Acid | January 2011 |
| Energy Efficiency in Swimming Pools | January 2012 |
| Pool Temperatures | December 2010 |
| Novel Treatments | January 2011 |
| Designing for Good Water Treatment | March 2011 |
| Hydraulics for Good Pool Water Treatment | March 2011 |
| How warm does the water have to be for outdoor swimming? | August 2012 |
| Baby and Toddler Swimming in Warm Hydrotherapy Pools | November 2012 |
| How the Authorities Investigate Outbreaks | November 2013 |
| Regenerative Media Filters (RMFs) | April 2014 |
| TDS control with electronic hypochlorite generation | November 2014 |