Health Officials In Texas Want To Extend Pool Regulations To Sprayparks
Health authorities in Texas now say there is a dangerous oversight in state health codes.
They have concluded that this summer's outbreak of the cryptosporidium parasite from Burger's Lake spread to sprayparks.
Unlike larger public swimming pools, stand-alone fun fountains are not inspected and treated. WFAA-TV reports that:
More than 1,000 cases of the parasite cryptosporidium have been confirmed in counties across North Texas. Only a handful of those were people who swam in Burger's Lake, the source of this summer's outbreak.
"We were under the assumption that the sprayparks were considered or had guidance under the health and safety code. And under our review, we discovered that they are not regulated under the health and safety code," said Zachary Thompson, from the Dallas County Health Department. Health officials believe the smaller sprayparks helped spread the cryto parasite across Texas, They will seek legislation to close the loophole before next summer's swimming and splashing season begins anew.
