QUAIL VALLEY POOL RULES
2004

1. Admission to the pool requires a current recreational pass. All members regardless of age MUST have a current pass. Passes are not transferable. Gate attendants will confiscate all passes from any household with an assessment fee delinquency. Passes will be returned by the Board of Directors after all outstanding fees have been paid.

2. The pool management staff (manager, assistant manager, lifeguards, and gate attendants) have absolute authority over enforcing the pool rules and the operation and safety conditions of the pool. The manager is in charge of the pool and uses his/her discretion to enforce the rules and regulations to maintain a safe and healthy environment. The staff, due to violation of the rules, may deny admission to the pool for however long a period they feel is appropriate, subject only to the review of the Board of Directors. Failure to comply with the rules and regulations by ONE MEMBER of a household can result in temporary suspension or complete loss of pool privileges for the ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD.

3. No one under twelve (12) years of age is allowed into the pool without being accompanied by an adult (16 years of age or older) at all times. A patron must be 16 to bring in a guest. For the purpose of swim team events, the team coaches will be considered guardians. Each resident adult is responsible for his/her own children. Swim team members who stay after morning practice to swim must give their passes to the guards. Adult supervision is required for all non-swimmers, and children under 6 years of age.

4. Any unauthorized person(s) found inside the pool enclosure when the pool is closed will lose their privileges for the remainder of the summer and may be prosecuted for trespassing.

5. Any person over six years old who defecates in the pool or on the restroom floors will be barred from the pool indefinitely.

6. All persons must take a cleansing shower before entering the pool area, by order of the Montgomery County Health Department.

7. No floating toys, life rings, or air mattresses are allowed in the main pool. The use of face masks, snorkels, swim fins, balls, dive sticks and other swimming aides will be left to the discretion of the lifeguards.

8. Only authorized personnel are permitted in the pool office, filter equipment rooms, or on the guard stands. The
guard office is for guard use exclusively. It is not to be used by others before or after pool hours. In addition,
the inner porch near the guard office shall be cleared of clutter 15 minutes prior to the opening of the pool for
general use.

9. No sunbathing or chairs are allowed near the edge of the pool.

10. Non-swimmers must stay in shallow water. Children in water wings are allowed in the shallow end of the pool alone, but MUST be supervised by an adult within arm's reach when in water over the child's head.

11. The following are NOT permitted in the POOL AREA:

A. Glass or sharp metal objects.
B. Pets.
C. Abusive language.
D. Food (except beverages in cans or paper containers.)
E. Alcoholic beverages and/or persons under the influence of alcohol/drugs.
F. Running, pushing, splashing, horseplay, or unruly behavior.
G. Wheeled vehicles (except baby carriages, strollers, and wheelchairs).
H. Persons wearing bandages and/or with skin abrasions, colds, inflamed eyes, or other types of possibly contagious infections.
I. Playing, swinging, or sitting on ladders.
J. Sitting, hanging, or diving over the float lines.
K. Climbing, hanging, or playing on guard chairs.
L. Chewing either gum or tobacco.
M. Smoking is permitted in designated areas.

12. Emergency equipment and other lifeguard equipment is for lifeguard use only.

13. The pool may be closed at the discretion of the pool manager in the case of thunder, lightning, rain or operational breakdown.
14. Rest periods/adult swims will be announced at various times during pool hours for participation by those people who are 16 years of age or older. During this time, children are not permitted to swim in the main pool or to sit on the edge of the pool with their feet in the water.

15. Diaper-age babies must wear rubber pants. Parents must accompany children in the children's pool area, and they are responsible for the child's safety. Children over 6 years are not permitted in the children's pool.

16. Each household may bring guests to the pool in conformance with the established methods for that season. All guests must sign in and out at the pool gate and must be accompanied by their hosts. The hosts are responsible for the actions of their guests.

17. The following charges apply to all pool members:
A. $5.00 fee to redeem cards (recreational passes) that were:

1) Left at the gate overnight
2) Confiscated because of unruly behavior

B. $15.00 fee per card to replace lost cards, regardless of the reason.
Notify Property Management People (301-963-3337) if you need to have a lost card replaced.

18. The following rules apply to the use of the diving board:

A. No non-swimmers allowed in the diving well.
B. Children must pass a swim test (administered by the manager) before being allowed to dive.
C. Parents are not permitted to swim in the diving well and catch a non-swimming child.
D. Exit from the diving well by ladders only.
E. Only one diver on the board at a time.
F. Dive from the end of the board only.
G. Dive straight out from the board only.
H. Swim immediately to the side after diving.
I. Wait until preceding diver swims clear (to the ladder) before diving.
J. No "double bouncing".
K. No swimming in area under board if people are diving.
L. No hanging on diving board.
M. Ask lifeguard in the chair overlooking the diving well whether or not you can open or close the diving well.

19. No diving is allowed in the shallow water (3 ½ feet or less).