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PHTA UPDATES
  
If you weren't able to catch Olympians Rowdy Gaines, Cammile Adams, and Cullen Jones sharing water safety tips on the Today Show last week, you can now watch the full clip on the Today Show website!

Thank you to our partners who made this possible: Endless Pools, Speedo, Fluidra, Claffey Pools, Premier Pools & Spas, Hayward, Mill Bergen Pools, Master Pools Guild, Florida Swimming Pool Association, and the Northeast Spa and Pool Association Foundation.
 
The PHTA Awards of Excellence is open to current PHTA members only! The competition is open to pool, spa, or hot tub builders and installers, designers, retailers, or service companies that receive payment for the installation being submitted. A manufacturer or distributor may submit entries on behalf of a PHTA member builder, installer, or designer, but the recognition will go to the firm which received payment for the installation.

The deadline is fast approaching! Submit your best work by July 1.
 
  
The National Water Safety Month Coalition thanks every state representative across the nation who proclaims National Water Safety Month in May for their state. Each year, governors, mayors, and other state officials sign proclamations and letters of recognition to show their support. In 2022, 41 states have signed National Water Safety Month proclamations. See if your state is on the list!
The Retailer of the Year Award is a peer-nominated award recognizing one outstanding retailer that has advanced the retail profession through outstanding achievements and dedication to the industry. Who is the best pool industry retailer you know? Nominations are due in less than one month! Fill out and submit the Nomination Form by June 15.
PHTA prides itself on providing resources to our members to implement best practices and drive success. Towards that end, PHTA has partnered with an outside research firm to conduct a study that will help our members better understand the purchasing motivations and perceptions of pool owners and non-owners. This study is available for pre-order now! Find out who is purchasing pools, the barriers to purchasing pools, what percentage of pool owners use financing, and much more.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
  
Join PHTA in recognizing National Water Safety Month by sharing water safety brochures with your customers and clients! PHTA has a variety of water safety materials with a wealth of information about pools, spas, and hot tubs. Show your customers that you care about their safe enjoyment of pools, spas, and hot tubs by making these brochures and booklets readily available.
EDUCATION AND EVENTS
  
Join us virtually July 25-28 for C201: GENESIS® CONSTRUCTION SCHOOL: Concrete Pools! C201 is taught by six renowned instructors with decades of experience in the pool industry: Terry Brannon, P.E.;  Travis Bozick, P.E.; Greg Andrews; Tom Dankel; Randy Dukes; and Rocky Wisley. This course will give you a deeper understanding of layout, forming and excavation, infrastructure coordination, shotcrete, waterproofing, and much more. Register today!
  
PHTA is pleased to partner with United Airlines for air travel to the World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC)! MileagePlus members earn Premier Qualifying Dollars and miles for their travel. If you'll be flying to Houston for WAHC, we encourage you to book online or by phone with our WAHC discount code.

 

 
MEMBERSHIP
The International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, co-located with Deck Expo, will be here before you know it! If your company is considering exhibiting at PSP/Deck Expo in Las Vegas this November, take advantage of a 15% discount on booth space just for being a PHTA member!

Contact the PHTA Member Services Team at memberservices@phta.org for your membership number prior to reserving space.
 
Now is your opportunity to get more involved with PHTA! Our council and committee members leverage their collective talent and expertise to deliver the resources, knowledge, connections, and education that enable PHTA members to be stronger, smarter, safer, and therefore more successful. The Willingness to Serve application deadline is June 15. Volunteer terms begin November 2022.
Nominations for the PHTA Board of Directors are due June 1! PHTA Board Members are responsible for
reflecting the views and interests of all of our members. They also provide leadership, a shared vision and sense of mission, and are responsible for the fiscal health of PHTA. Board Members must be willing to identify and nurture prospects for membership, sponsorship, partnerships, chapters, and donations. Nominate yourself or someone you know today!
Stay on top of what others in the industry are talking about. This week in the myPHTA Online Community, the newest discussion is about:
– 2022 Pool & Spa Convention
  
PHTA is looking for seasoned industry professionals who want to give back to the industry by sharing their knowledge, experiences, and advice with another PHTA member through our unique, members-only mentoring program. Your level of commitment is in your hands – you can select your start and end dates, identify how many mentees you’d like to accept, and approve or decline requests from prospective mentees. View our Mentor Toolkit to learn more.

 

STANDARDS AND CODES
  

PHTA is pleased to announce the publication of the ANSI/PHTA/ICC-10 2021 American National Standard for Elevated Pools, Spas and Other Aquatic Venues Integrated into a Building or Structure. PHTA-10 can now be purchased from the PHTA Online Store. The purpose of this new standard is to establish recommended minimum guidelines to provide a reasonable level of safety and protection to the structure into which the pool or spa is integrated.

Legislation supported by PHTA and NESPA has passed both houses of the New York legislature unanimously that will allow the use of safety covers on spas to comply with state barrier requirements. This is the same allowance found in the ISPSC that has been vetted by drowning prevention groups. The bill is now awaiting signature from the Governor.

PHTA Codes staff assisted a local building official in Texas on an inquiry regarding appropriate barrier materials under the current edition of the ISPSC.

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ADVOCACY

Check out the latest decarb action that your local city or county council considered this past week. Please see the latest report to find out what has been happening in cities and counties nationwide so far in 2022.

PHTA now has a draft city/county decarbonization letter to assist you with advocacy to your local municipal and county council meetings to request reconsideration of a ban or ask for exemption from a ban under consideration for natural gas. The letter is formatted as a Microsoft Word document and can be downloaded from the PHTA website. You can easily repurpose and modify the letter specific to your local municipal or county council.

FOR YOUR BUSINESS
AQUA
Pool and spa retailers reflect on the highs and lows of the past year and consider what’s ahead in this market report.
Inc.
Creating a website isn’t a one-and-done process. It’s more important than ever for a company to have a presence on the web. Some updates can make a huge a difference without taking a lot of time.
Inc.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Creating a workplace environment that supports mental health and provides safety for employees will help reduce turnover and maintain productivity.
INDUSTRY NEWS
  
Congratulations to PHTA Strategic Partner Hayward for earning the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award! The ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award recognizes businesses that perform at a superior level of energy management, demonstrating best practices as well as industry leadership, product innovation, and an overall commitment to environmental protection through energy efficiency and ENERGY STAR.
Aquatics International
Assessing the lightness of the interior finish in commercial pools is crucial to swimmer safety. Procedures, test methods, and coded language to establish a unified lightness requirement would help.

UPCOMING EVENTS
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Jul 2022
 
July 25-28
Virtual