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Do splash pads have real-time water-quality dashboards?
Quick answer
A growing number of municipal splash pads stream live chlorine, pH, and ORP readings to a public or operator dashboard. Probes in the recirculation loop sample every few seconds and push data to a cloud platform, with automatic shutoff if readings drift out of range.
Modern recirculating splash pads increasingly include inline water-quality probes — typically chlorine (free and combined), pH, ORP (oxidation-reduction potential), and temperature — that sample continuously and push readings to a SCADA or cloud platform. Operators see a live dashboard with green/yellow/red bands, trend graphs, and alarm history. If chlorine drops below a state-mandated threshold (commonly 1.0 ppm) or pH drifts outside 7.2-7.8, the controller can either dose more chemical automatically or trigger a hard shutoff and notify staff. A handful of progressive cities publish read-only dashboards parents can check before visiting — Henderson, NV and parts of Ontario, Canada are early examples. The tech catches outbreaks before they happen and replaces the old daily clipboard inspection. Costs run $5K-15K for the probe suite plus annual calibration.