APSP councils and committees await your participation. Consider signing up for a council to represent your segment of the industry or a standards writing committee if you have technical expertise and would like to contribute to the industry’s best practices.

Councils
Each council is composed of APSP members and is responsible for identifying the interests of the members of their business segment and recommending programs, services, and products to meet those needs that are compatible with the association’s ”four pillars” of Advocacy, Education, Promotion, and Research. Each council is entitled to elect one member to the Board of Directors. Council meetings are normally held at least annually and up to several times a year.

For more information, visit individual council pages.

Builders Council
Hot Tub Council
Manufacturers Council
Manufacturers' Agents Council
Retailers Council
Service Council

Technical Committee and Standards Writing Committees
The APSP Technical Committee is responsible for reviewing for technical accuracy the ANSI/APSP consensus standards, reviewing technical, safety, and health products of the association, and conducting appropriate scientific research.

Each APSP/ANSI standard for pools, spas, and hot tubs is initially drafted by a writing committee prior to undergoing the ANSI consensus review process. Following are the current APSP standards writing committees.

ANSI-1 2003, Public Swimming Pools
APSP-2, 3, 6 1999, Public Inground Spas, Residential Inground Spas, Residential Portable Spas
ANSI-4 2007, Residential Aboveground/Onground Swimming Pools
ANSI-5 2011, Residential Inground Swimming Pools
ANSI-7 2006, Suction Entrapment Avoidance Standard
ANSI-8 2005, Model Barrier Code for Residential Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
ANSI-9 2005, Aquatic Recreation Facilities (Waterparks)
APSP-11, Water Quality in Public Pools and Spas
APSP-14, Energy Efficiency of Self-Contained Portable Spas
APSP-15, Energy Efficiency for Residential Inground, Aboveground Swimming Pools and Inground Spas
APSP-16, Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs

Under development:
APSP-10, Pumps
APSP-17, Standard for Safety Vacuum Release Systems, Automatic Pump Shut-Off Systems, and Vacuum Limiting Systems for Swimming Pools, Spas, Wading Pools, Hot Tubs, and Catch Pools

More standards information. 

Recreational Water Quality Committee

The APSP Recreational Water Quality Committee assists staff in developing and maintaining authoritative information regarding chemical products, processes and devices that affect water quality maintenance of swimming pools, spas and hot tubs. It is the work of the Recreational Water Quality Committee of APSP to help advance the business image and welfare of APSP members by providing technical expertise to the organization in the area of water quality and water treatment.