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Story: Local swimming pools closed after not meeting safety standards 
KSL 5TV
January 12, 2010
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Story: The do's and don'ts of new 2010 laws in California
Ventura County Star
December 31, 2009
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Story: Seal Beach man got stuck to spa drain - on new ’suction-proof’ cover
OC Register
September 3, 2009
Boy partially disembowelled in accident
Sydney Morning Herald
December 16, 2009
Spas shut down due to dangerous pool drains
NBC 2 News
November 23, 2009
Spas shut down due to dangerous pool drains
ABC 7 News
November 23, 2009
Drain on Resources
Parks and Recreation Magazine
November 2009
New Rules For Pool And Hot Tub Owners
WITN News
November 4, 2009
Dangerous pool drain covers
NBC2 News
November 2, 2009
In the Name of Safety
Pool and Spa News
October 30, 2009
Attorneys Show Video Of Faulty Drain At Hotel
KITV 4 News
September 30, 2009
CPSC Letter Provides Clear Evidence Pool and Spa Safety Act Being Enforced
I-Team: Preventing Pool Entrapment
CBS 4 News
September 10, 2009
Safety Tips for the Backyard Barbecue
St. Petersburg Times
September 5, 2009
Girl, 3, rescued in pool after hourlong ordeal
August 25, 2009
Miami Herald
I-Team: Hidden Pool Drain Danger
August 21, 2009
CBS 4 News
No Slowing Down
Aqua Magazine
August 2009
Investigation Reveals Possible Public Pool Danger
CBS News 2
July 20, 2009
Holiday pool horror as British boy, 14, drowns after being sucked into swimming pool pump system
The Daily Mail UK
July 13, 2009
Deadly Drains in Public Pools
The CBS Early Show
July 9, 2009
Thousands of public pools in California are still unsafe
The OC Register
July 9, 2009
Pines police rescue boy, 5, trapped in pool
The Sun Sentinel
July 8, 2009
Banned Drain Covers Still Used in Public Pools
NBC Today Show
July 6, 2009
Water Pump Nearly Kills Teen
Houston 2 News
June 26, 2009
Pool drain nearly drowns teenager
Gainesville Sun
June 13, 2009
Entrapment Death in Pittsburgh Four Months AFTER Implementation of
VGB Act
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 11, 2009
Lawmakers push for safer pool regulations
ABC News 7
June 2009
Little enforcement of law requiring pool upgrades
San Diego Union Tribune
June 8, 2009
Mayor Fenty to Kick Off DPR's Outdoor Pool Season
Drain Dangers
Tampa ABC News 7
May 2009
Pool fix doesn’t drain West Jeff budget
The Madison Press
May 7, 2009
I-Team Investigates Drain Dangers
KENS 5 News
May 3, 2009
Pool Drain Bill was Introducted in Sacramento
KGO News 7
May 5, 2009
Studio 10 Discusses Pool Safety
Studio 10 Tampa
May 5, 2009
Health District working on opening hundreds of pools throughout the valley
KTNV
April 26, 2009
NORD brings pools into compliance with federal law
New Orleans City Business
April 24, 2009
New Law May Delay Opening of Some Pools
Portsmouth Daily Times
April 24, 2009
Winona pool will be ready; compliance with drain law for many is slow, costly Winona Daily News
April 20, 2009
New law forces pool drain safety
Republican Herald
April 20, 2009
Swimming Pool Gets Safety Upgrade
The Intelligencer
April 20, 2009
Pool Entrapment
KFSN News
April 19, 2009
New Law Helps Keep Pools Safe
NAPSI
Spring 2009
Summer's coming: Are pool drains safe for kids?
Associated Press
March 20, 2009
Abby's Wish as Law
Mountain Lake Observer
March 5, 2009
Pool Safety Means Common Sense - Not Nonsense
Los Angeles Sentinel
February 12, 2009
Basin girl dies in a pool in Mexico
Park Record Utah
February 11, 2009
Family
warns of pool dangers after girl dies
KLS News
February 11, 2009
New pool rules: A $29 million pain in the drain?
OC Register
January 30, 2009
Press
Releases:
Governor Schwarzenegger Makes Pool Safety a Priority
October 14, 2009 -Link
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Los Angeles Official Shuns Federal Law, Leaves Kids at Risk
July 21, 2009 -Link
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PSC Pool Alert: Texas School Girl Survives Pool Entrapment
July 9, 2009 -Link
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Florida Drain Entrapment of Five Year-Old Child Underscores Need for Layers of Protection in All Pools
July 9, 2009 -Link
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Pool Safety Council Announces Insurance Company Awareness Campaign
July 8, 2009 -Link
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Pool Safety Council Applauds the Choice of Tenenbaum for Consumer Product Safety Commission
June 16, 2009 -Link
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Entrapment Drowning in Pittsburgh Underscores Need to
Follow New Federal Pool Safety Law
June 12, 2009 -Link
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PSC: Washington, D.C. Public Pools Safest in Country
May 21, 2009 - Link
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Pool Safety Council Issues Memorial Day Safety Reminders
May 21, 2009 - Link
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Ohio Swimming Pool Meets Federal Safety Requirements Without Breaking the Bank
May 7, 2009 - Link
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Revised LA County Rules Still Pose Danger to Public
February 17, 2009 - Link
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PSC Investigation Reveals No Shortage of Anti-Entrapment Drain Covers
February 12, 2009 - Link
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PSC Exposes
Myths Surrounding Landmark Pool Safety Legislation
January 23, 2009 - Link
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Pool Safety
Council Calls for Investigation of LA Council Official
January 22, 2009 - Link
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Pool Safety Council Announces 2009 Awareness Campaign
January 8, 2009 - Link
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Pool Safety Council Calls for Enforcement of Life-Saving Law
December 19, 2008 - Link
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