Taking the kids to the splash pad in the heat? We found some DFW cities don't test the water as often as the CDC recommends. We asked why. NBC5Investigates
every day at Misenhimer Park, where Bakari played. Samples taken from the splash pad later confirmed the presence of the amoeba in the water.
Among the changes was checking the water three times throughout the day, not just once per day, to ensure that large crowds or equipment malfunctions haven’t caused a sudden decrease in chlorine levels.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommend splash pads test the water at least every two to four hours when open to the public.discovered, many cities are only following that minimum state requirement.
Bybee said their ultimate goal is to follow state regulations of checking the water once per day and not the CDC guidelines recommending more frequent checks every two to four hours.Roy Vore, a water safety expert who helped write the CDC’s splash pad guidelines, said the best practice is to monitor the water more than once a day and Texas should revise its code to adopt that tougher standard.
Vore said that splash pads can sometimes be more risky than public pools because they are what he calls “bottom washers.” “That is unacceptable. That is an unacceptable practice,” Vore said. “They need to prioritize their budget and put somebody there to swing by, at least at noon and at least at 4 p.m. And If they don't have the money to run it, don't run it.”
But some experts said backup UV disinfection is not guaranteed to kill certain clusters of bacteria and they point out automated chlorination systems can malfunction, causing them to incorrectly read the chlorine levels.“They need to be continuously calibrated and if there is shifting in there or there is a blockage in the sensor, then you have no disinfectant and now you have potential for serious illness, if not a fatality,” said Vore.
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