Redundant water parks, hotels other messiness

[Moman1]

As long as it's a proper waterpark. I'd love to see it. I don't mind the area either. I live way out on the east side of black forest and would rarely have to deal with it unless I was going there.

[ryanek9freak]

I'm just curious where they think they're gonna get all the water for this...

[Sonic_Spork]

Aquatics -- Updated Aquatics Technology Helps Improve Operations

Great Wolf Lodge Resorts have been using regenerative media filtration systems since 2004. According to Steve Shattuck, the resort chain's communications director, since installing regenerative media filters, the waterparks use 80 to 90 percent less water than two earlier installations that include sand filters.
Because the filtration was so efficient, management at Great Wolf Lodge Resorts noticed that the hotel portion of the resorts used twice as much water per day as the waterpark components—not something anyone would expect. As a result, Great Wolf Lodge Resorts launched Project Green Wolf, which included rewriting nearly every page of its operational procedures manuals. Regenerative media filtration systems were written in as the new standard in order to maximize recycling and reuse, as well as reducing chemical use in the waterparks.

Granted, they require an enormous initial investment in water, but you'd be surprised how much water is used by just a regular old hotel anyways. The water for the park gets filtered and recycled continuously without going into the sewerage and treatment system. There are inefficiencies but not as bad as you'd imagine. And it's more efficient than any outdoor pool type facility, as evap can be recaptured as well.