How do splash pads handle power outages?

Modern splash pads depend on electricity for almost every system: pumps that pressurize water, programmable logic controllers that run feature cycles, lightning detection that auto-shuts during storms, and UV or ozone secondary disinfection. A power outage takes all of that offline. Most pads simply stop running until power restores, and some need a manual reset by maintenance staff before features come back. A few simple flow-through pads use only municipal water pressure and basic mechanical valves — those can technically keep operating during a city outage as long as the water main has pressure, but operators typically still close them because controllers governing run-time aren't working. Don't try to use a pad that's off; it may be off because something's broken or unsafe. Backup pad locations are useful in summer storm season when outages are common.