ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Swimming Pool Plan Review and Construction
501 N. 44th St., Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone (602) 506-0070 FAX (602) 506-1837
PoolPlanReview@Mail.Maricopa.Gov
Rev-July 18, 2018
All applications MUST contain the following information:
1. POOL NAME: Name of establishment and street address must read the same as was submitted for
construction review / or as permit reads.
2. APPLICANT NAME: Print name of owner / or authorized agent (letter of authorization must be
submitted if signed by agent).
FEES FOR PLAN EXAMINATION, INSPECTIONS AND PERMITS
Fees are necessary to begin Plan Examination and Inspections. Fees are per body of water.
The fees for Swimming Pool and Spa Plan Reviews and Inspections are:
Size (ft
2
) One time Fee Expedited* Fee
<1000 $770.00 $1,540.00
1001 –2000 $1,180.00 $2,360.00
2001 – 9999 $2,205.00 $4,410.00
>10,000 $6,460.00 $12,920.00
Pool Variance $200.00 per Variance N/A
Pool Pump Test $335.00 N/A
* - Plans submitted after the project has started or is completed must be expedited
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) regulates Public and Semipublic Pools
and Spas under Delegation Agreements with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and
the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) as authorized by the ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES
(ARS) 49-107: Local delegation of state authority. The Delegation Agreements between the county (MCESD)
and the state simply authorizes the county to regulate Public and Semipublic Pools and Spas using the State’s
regulations in addition to the county’s own regulations (the Maricopa County Environmental Health Code
(MCEHC)). However, any changes or comments concerning the state regulations should be addressed to the
state (ADEQ, ADHS) as only those departments can effect changes to the state regulations, which they
promulgate and administer. The Two State Arizona Administrative Codes (AAC) administered by MCESD are
R18-5-200 (ADEQ) and R9-8-800 (ADHS).
In addition to regulating Public and Semipublic Pools and Spas by administering State of Arizona rules and
regulations, MCESD also regulates Public and Semipublic Pools and Spas by administering the MARICOPA
COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CODE (MCEHC): Chapter VI; Bathing Places – Public and
Semi-Public Swimming Pools as authorized by ARS 49-112: County regulation; standards. This means that
MCESD has established within the MCEHC additional rules and regulations for Public and Semipublic Pools
and Spas. The main advantage of Maricopa County having its own rules is that it allows the county the
flexibility to modify the rules to meet the ever-changing needs of the swimming pool industry. Maricopa
County has updated its rules numerous times to meet the changing needs of the swimming pool industry.