I know the pool in SFL is moving through the permitting process. Wonder if they have a plan to mitigate this risk?

http://apnews.com/2014c4b7e0f842b9ab364cc760295188

I'd prefer sharks...

Chlorine is your friend here kids!! I would not go into any warm body of fresh water in Fl unless its chlorinated. Remember the warmer the water the more microbes you will encounter.

I could be very wrong but the amount of chlorine to keep a acceptable level would cost too much for such a large body of water. Typhoon Lagoon can do it but not sure about the park sched for South FL. Maybe a pool owner can chime in ... Ins Co. may be unwilling to take the risk or if so it will be $$$$. Not the end of wavepools BUT maybe an end of any wavepool that the temp gets over X degrees. In short, I see full suits and new location in Michigan, etc.

Edited: 10/02/2018 at 05:52 AM by SurferMic

What kind of self respecting Amoeba would go after a surfer for brains?

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Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean

Holy $#!t! Not good.

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Sunshine makes me high.

gotta love 2L.com!

Too soon? Too soon?

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Very sad.

Wavepool clearance event!!! 75% off admissions

Sadly it happened several times a while back at OWC but they seemed to put measures in place to keep it under control. Reaching out to them may yield some answers. I'm not too sure what they did

Similar thing happened at the National Whitewater Center in Charlotte a couple of years ago: Link

Edited: 10/02/2018 at 06:09 PM by kookyak

Been wondering how they we're going to handle this risk in wave pools built in the south. Sad to see.
My understanding of ameobas is they can't live in salt water. Wonder if they could maintain a level of salinity in the pools, or somehow have salt cells to convert the salt to chlorine. If they can chlorinate giant water parks they can manage a wave pool.

Bring back Typhoon Lagoon. Chlorine for everyone!!!!

You mention Typhoon Lagoon...Disney's River Country had an amoeba issue back in the early 80s-ish I recall

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"If I say it's safe to surf this beach, captain, then it's safe to surf this beach!"

Chlorine or close'm. They should close'm all any ol' f---'-way, surf'n's a thing of nature for our soul, can't get noth'n close to it any other way 'cept at the least the way it was prior to 'bout --- '75~~ Dora Lives!! here- quit try'n to fix or remake "surf'n", sumpth'n don't need fix'n -people- just make'n ameba's outta ameba's, and shit pipes outta wavepools- quit it

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Edited: 10/03/2018 at 08:48 PM by equipeola