Resources

Pool Care & Arizona Resources

Arizona pools face intense heat, evaporation, hard water, dust, monsoon debris, and long swimming seasons. The resources below provide information directly from local governments, Maricopa County, Arizona utilities, and national energy-efficiency programs.

Chandler Pool Maintenance & Drainage

City of Chandler Pool Maintenance
Information about properly draining and backwashing pools, using a sanitary sewer cleanout, recommended drainage flow rates, and keeping pool water off streets and storm drains.

Exception to Drain Pool Water Into the Street
City of Chandler information for homeowners who cannot discharge pool water onto their property or through an appropriate sanitary sewer cleanout.

City of Chandler Pool Care
Water-saving information covering pool leaks, autofill systems, chemical maintenance, water levels, filter cleaning, and reducing unnecessary backwashing.

Monsoon Season & Storm Pool Care

Monsoon Maintenance for Pools
Chandler-specific recommendations for preparing a pool before monsoon storms and cleaning up afterward, including filter care, skimming debris, water chemistry, and managing high pool water levels.

Maricopa County Monsoon Resources
County information covering monsoon conditions, dust storms, rainfall, flooding, extreme heat, mosquitoes, and current weather resources.

Algae, Circulation & Green Pool Prevention

Maricopa County Backyard & Pool Checklist
Helpful information about standing water, swimming-pool circulation, pool covers, and reducing conditions that can attract mosquitoes around your property.

Maricopa County Pool Maintenance FAQs
County information regarding pool water clarity, circulation, chemical conditions, debris, sediment, slime, and algae. Some requirements on this page specifically apply to public and semi-public pools.

Pool Pumps, Timers & Automation

SRP Pool Pump Energy-Saving Tips
Salt River Project recommends using a pool-pump timer to control operating hours and move pump operation to appropriate off-peak periods.

ENERGY STAR Pool Pumps & Timers
Information about variable-speed pool pumps, programmable operation, timers, filtration schedules, and ways to reduce the energy required to circulate and filter pool water.

APS Pool Pump Energy Tips
Arizona Public Service provides recommendations for scheduling pool-pump operation around lower-cost periods and improving pool equipment energy efficiency.

Additional Local Pool & Water Conservation Resources

Chandler Pool Care & Water Conservation
City of Chandler information about reducing pool water waste, checking for leaks, maintaining proper water levels, managing filters, and limiting unnecessary draining or backwashing.

Gilbert Pool Draining & Maintenance
Official Town of Gilbert instructions covering pool draining to landscaping, sanitary sewer cleanouts, and curb-and-gutter discharge, along with maintenance and water-conservation tips.

Maricopa Pool Drainage Recommendations
City of Maricopa information explaining how pool drainage can affect washes and drainage systems, with recommendations for disposing of pool water responsibly.

Phoenix & Arcadia Pool Draining Guidelines
City of Phoenix instructions for draining and backwashing pools, including landscape reuse, sanitary sewer cleanouts, discharge rates, and restrictions designed to protect streets and stormwater systems.

Phoenix Pool Water Conservation
Additional Phoenix water-saving information for pool owners, including maintenance, leak prevention, and reducing unnecessary water loss. These resources are also relevant to pool owners in Arcadia.

Scottsdale Pool Water Conservation
City of Scottsdale guidance covering evaporation, pool covers, leak detection, backwashing, water levels, and ways to reduce the amount of water a residential pool uses.

Scottsdale Pool Draining & Water Quality
Official information about properly draining pool water, using landscaping or sanitary sewer cleanouts, and keeping chemically treated water out of streets and storm drains.

Coolidge Pool & Spa Drainage Requirements
City of Coolidge requirements for draining pools and spas, including chlorine and pH limits, on-property discharge, backwash water, algae-contaminated water, and protecting drainage channels.

Gold Canyon & Pinal County Pool Drainage Resources
Pinal County information for residential pool owners covering proper pool draining, backwash water, pool chemicals, algaecides, and keeping contaminated water from entering stormwater systems. This is the appropriate county-level resource for Gold Canyon.