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True North Permitting and Design Consultants LLC

Design & documentation · Nationwide

Pool and Aquatic Facility Design Coordination

Pool projects connect water systems, structure, electrical work, site drainage and safe access. True North coordinates aquatic design and permit packages around the facility’s actual use and the responsible specialists.

For owners, project teams and delivery partners nationwide. The written scope identifies True North’s work, the responsible professionals and any separately contracted construction.

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What the scope can include

Select the work and handoff your project needs. The agreement identifies the included deliverables and responsibilities.

  • Residential and shared-use facilities

    Identify whether the project is a private pool, shared amenity, commercial aquatic facility, spa or renovation. Operating model and intended users shape the design and review scope.

  • Aquatic design interfaces

    Coordinate geometry, structural and hydraulic design, circulation, treatment, equipment, power and bonding information. Bring manufacturer requirements and specialist calculations into a consistent package.

  • Decks, barriers and support spaces

    Connect decks, drainage, barriers, gates, accessibility, pool houses and equipment enclosures to the main design. Alterations and repairs require review of retained components and changed operating conditions.

Prepare for the assignment

You can start with incomplete records. Tell us what is available and what still needs to be established.

  • Information to bring

    Survey and site plans, intended use, pool or spa concept, equipment information, existing aquatic records and any facility-operation or health-review requirements.

  • The agreed handoff

    A coordinated aquatic/site/building package, assigned specialty responsibilities and an approval and inspection pathway for the included work.

Decisions, fees and timing

Scope and dependencies determine the proposal. No universal price or approval date is assumed.

  1. Confirm the basis and responsibility

    Review the available records, intended endpoint and authority to use the information. Assign missing inputs, technical decisions and the parties who can authorize changes.

  2. Coordinate and review the work

    Prepare the included documents from agreed inputs, resolve interfaces with responsible specialists and track revisions. Record external decisions and conditions separately from work prepared for review.

  3. Account for project-specific dependencies

    Facility use, ground and site conditions, existing systems, technical calculations, support buildings and separate authority reviews.

  4. Deliver the defined milestone

    Provide the controlling documents and remaining-action record. Identify what is accepted, what still requires a decision and what belongs to a separately contracted next stage.

Before you begin

Common questions

Is a pool house part of the pool permit package?

The building and aquatic work may need separate or coordinated reviews. Identify the support building, utilities and intended use so both scopes are addressed.

Can equipment be changed without reviewing the existing system?

Provide the original records and proposed equipment. The responsible specialists assess compatibility and the effect on circulation, treatment, structure, electrical and other interfaces.

Your next step

A project in mind?
Let’s give it direction.

Start with what you know. We’ll help define the path ahead.

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