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Summer 2011

Splash Parks: Keeping them maintaned and free of RWI's, Urban Play

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Spray Parks

Do You Know What RWIs Are?

The splash pad wave is here. Splash pads, sometimes called spray grounds, aquatic playgrounds, splash parks or interactive water features, are making a surge…

Updated Mar 2, 2026 Terri Smith
Aquatics

Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)

Contrary to popular belief, chlorine does not kill all germs instantly. There are germs today that are very tolerant to chlorine and were not known to cause…

Updated Oct 17, 2023 Playground Magazine

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