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Good, Clean fun: the waterpark industry has learned -- the hard way -- that producing consistently clean water requires bigger and more efficient equipment.
The large sizes and unusual shapes of waterpark attractions, together with the high levels of guest activity in the water, create huge demands on the water chemicals and circulation equipment at warerparks.
Wave pools, water-slide catch pools, lazy rivers and children's play pools require greater chemical feed capacities, higher turnover rates, more efficient pool and hydraulic designs, and redundant system interlocks to ensure that patrons enjoy clean, healthy water.
Feeding the beast
Waterpark operators realized a long time ago that equipment specifications for traditional pools don't cut it for waterpark attractions. For example, chemical ...
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- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) July 15, 2007 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Yu, Rin-rin October 1, 2005 700+ words
...attractions at major commercial waterparks, wave pools are fast becoming a staple at municipal...that there's a lot more to do with wave pools than just catch the waves. The driving...they can be used in a variety of ways, wave pools accommodate a larger number of users...
- WAVE POOLS; Bulacan's big attraction.(Tourism)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin April 24, 2005 700+ words
Byline: CORNELIO R. DE GUZMAN Bulacans big attraction today are its three big wave pools. As its name suggests, high-tech wave pool simulates eight patterns of sea waves that produce exactly the same sounds of water...
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...of family-style fun include two wave pools, two lazy rivers, 27 water slides...one of the country's largest wave pools, capable of generating surfing...foot hills before plunging into gallons of icy-cold water during the four...
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- Magazine article from: Odyssey D'Alto, Nick February 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA) March 9, 2005 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 24, 2003 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, Good, Clean fun: the waterpark industry has learned -- the hard way...