Typhoon jr. pump house
The Typhoon Jr. spans approximately four acres and includes five new junior-sized versions of the parks’ most popular water slides. The new area is specifically designed to provide a family-friendly level of excitement for young guests and children up to 54 inches tall. Progressive Commercial Aquatics had the pleasure of installing everything in the pump house, which features top-of-the-line equipment such as a Neptune Benson Defender filter, Accu-Tab and Acid Rite Chemical Systems, and a Chemtrol Chemical Controller.
United airlines training facility
United Airlines Inflight Service Training Facility has a new aquatic center equipped with a 125,000-gallon pool, where trainees can practice evacuating a cabin full of passengers onto inflatable slides and rafts during an emergency water landing. The aquatic center also includes a mock fuselage with a cabin simulator to provide hands-on flight attendant training. With an additional 56,000-square-feet of classroom and training spaces, United can instruct 600 flight attendants per month during its six-and-a-half-week course.
Mizzou aquatic center
The Mizzou Aquatic Center has been one of the premier aquatics facilities in the country since its opening in 2005. Recreation, leisure, and competition all have homes in the four pools that comprise the center. The indoor facility features a 50-meter competition pool, dive tower and pool, and movaable floor. A separate leisure pool includes waterfall grottos, whirlpool spa, lazy river, and a cascading waterfall. There is also an outdoor lesiure pool.
Balmorhea state park
The extensive repair project included the creation of cofferdams, salvaging of the historic diving board and brick around the pool edge and demolition of concrete around the diving board area. In addition, the existing distressed wall and backfill was removed, a new footing foundation was installed, backfill was replaced and a new wall was constructed.
Bastrop state park
The extensive renovations, which cost the state park system about $500,000, replaced the plumbing, mechanical equipment, chlorination system and resurfaced all three sections of the pool. Visitors will also notice new handrails, ladders, and a wheelchair lift. The pool has been a main attraction at the state park since it was completed in 1937. For the past six seasons, the pool has been operated by the Bastrop YMCA, which supplies lifeguards, offers swim lessons, summer day camps, and community events.