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Sydney-based swimming pool and water treatment business Waterco has shared information on one of its major successes of the last 18 months, the installation of its Micron filters at the Splash Kingdom waterpark in the US state of Texas.

The only all-new outdoor waterpark to be built in the USA in 2015, Splash Kingdom has four pools: Lazy River, Catch Pool, Kids Area and Activity Pool, for which Waterco installed seven horizontal commercial Micron filters: M5000, M4875, M48106 and HRV 36.

Located in Nacogdoches, the waterpark is the fifth Splash Kingdom attraction in the ‘Lone Star’ state.

With construction commenced in late 2014, the Waterco filters were installed in the mid-July 2015, just 16 days prior to the waterpark’s opening.

Expecting 60,000 guests, the park’s developers had a commitment to keeping their water clean and healthy.

A Waterco spokesperson explained “the park’s management pride themselves on providing a safe, healthy and fun environment for visitors, so the engineers provided very clear specifications when it came to designing the filtration system for the pools.

“Not only did the filters need to be able to deal with typical pool water pollutants such as human body oils, dust and food particles, they needed to be resilient enough to cope with 5,000 gallons of water coursing through the park every minute.

“As with any large scale, complex project, time was of the essence when it came to supply and installation. Any delay would have affected other trades and potentially resulted in missing the scheduled opening date.

“The client also had a strict budget that had to be adhered to.”

Waterco’s Micron filters provide a hydraulically balanced lateral configuration that, when compared to conventional lateral systems, avoids uneven fluidisation of the filter media bed. The beginning of the lateral system experiences a strong flow of water, which gradually decreases along the length of the lateral piping. Backwash flow also decreases towards the end of each lateral, resulting in non-uniform lifting of the filter media bed.

Waterco’s new lateral configuration also provides a more natural flow of water through the filter, ensuring optimum water filtration and balanced fluidisation of the filter bed during backwashing. Its individual laterals are shortened while maintaining filter media bed coverage to reduce the friction head loss of each lateral and further improve the filter’s hydraulic efficiency. This reduces backwash run times, saves valuable water, and produces flatter, more uniform filter media bed after backwashing. 

Splash Kingdom General Manager Jared Troutman said Waterco was chosen because it had the right products to fit the entire needs of the water filtration requirements for the park, and they were in stock and ready to ship immediately.

He explained “everything happened on time and Waterco fully delivered on what it promised.

“The sizing met our filtration needs and they matched the specified requirements of the aquatic consultant. Waterco has been a good partner and has addressed all operational concerns.” 

Key features of Waterco’s horizontal Micron filters at a glance

• Compact horizontal design allows installation with minimum waste of space 
• The spherical ends are designed to give uniform flow from both inlet and outlet collection assemblies 
• Filters are available with a 500mm (M) filter media bed and a 1200mm (MD) filter media bed 
• Its hydraulically balanced lateral system reduces backwash run times, saves water and produces flatter more uniform filter media bed after backwashing. 

Click here to contact Waterco through their entry in the Australasian Leisure Management Supplier Directory.

Images (from top): Slide at Splash Kingdom waterpark, rainbow at Splash Kingdom waterpark, the Micron filters as installed at Splash Kingdom waterpark and the Micro filter M3750.

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