(1) Drop water slides are slides which discharge to a pool with a drop of more than two inches to the water surface. Drop water slides shall comply with other applicable provisions of these rules and the following:

(a) The drop slide catch pool must extend five feet on either side of the center line of the slide and must extend to 20 feet in front of the slide.

(b) The drop slide catch pool must be clearly designated by float ropes.

(c) The terminus of the slide chute must extend beyond the pool wall into the pool and must be oriented so that the safety area in front of the slide does not interfere with the safety area of another slide or other pool equipment.

(d) The area from the slide terminus outward six feet in front of the slide terminus must have a depth as established from Table 8. The slide must be constructed so the rider enters the water in this six foot area. If the depth of the catch pool is five feet or less, the bottom of the catch pool must have a maximum slope of one inch in 12 inches (1:12), and the slide must be located at least five feet from any change to steeper slopes of the pool bottom.

(2) The deck around a water slide plunge pool shall be at least four feet wide, except on the side where the flume enters the pool. A walkway which is at least four feet wide and meets the requirements of a deck shall be provided between the plunge pool and the slide steps.

(3) If the water slide flume ends in a swimming pool, the water level shall not be lowered more than one inch when the flume pump is operating.

Table 8.