KRS 211.205: Splash pads operated by local governments -- Cabinet for Health and

Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations.

(1) For the purposes of this section, "splash pad" means an artificially constructed

public recreation area for water play over which water is sprayed but is not allowed

to pool.

(2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate administrative

regulations pursuant to KRS 211.180 and KRS Chapter 13A to set out standards for

the operation and maintenance of splash pads operated by local governments to

ensure they are maintained in a safe, sanitary manner to protect public health and to

distinguish the operation and maintenance of splash pads from the operation and

maintenance of swimming pools. The administra tive regulations shall include but

not be limited to the following:

(a) Requiring that water in splash pads, if recirculated, be chemically treated and

properly filtered and monitored; and

(b) Not requiring the following equipment to be provided:

1. Flow meters, if the water in the splash pad is not recirculated;

2. Ring buoys;

3. Life poles;

4. Shepherd's crooks;

5. Backboards;

6. Telephones;

7. Bathhouses;

8. Restrooms;

9. Drinking fountains;

10. First-aid kits;

11. Lifeguards;

12. On-site attendants; and

13. Fences.