The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the International Code Council (ICC), and the National Plasterers Council (NPC) are pleased to announce the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval and publication of ANSI/APSP/ICC/NPC-12 2025 American National Standard for the Plastering of Swimming Pools and Spas (PHTA-12).

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is pleased to announce the upcoming review and revision of ANSI/APSP/ICC-13 2017 American National Standard for Water Conservation Efficiency in Residential and Public Pools, Spas, Portable Spas and Swim Spas, and calls for Subject Matter Expert (SME) participation in the new PHTA-13 Standard Writing Committee (SWC).

Step Into Swim, an initiative of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) dedicated to creating more swimmers through safe swim education, is pleased to announce partnerships with BioLab, Solenis, Periodic Products, and Teserra Outdoors. These four partners are donating a total of $85,000, which will help Step Into Swim gift grants to learn-to-swim providers across the country and fund swim lessons for over 1,000 children while lowering the drowning rate.