Editing Splash pad (section)

==Definitions==
A typical definition was laid out by a 1986 Heath Act in [[British Columbia]] which stated that a spray pool is "an artificially constructed depression or basin for use by children, into which [[potable water]] is sprayed but not allowed to accumulate in the bottom."<ref>[http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/H/Health/Health289_72/289_72.htm#section2 Provisions of the Health Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 179]</ref>

Similarly, the city of [[Norfolk, Virginia]], specifically defines a spray pool as "any shallow manmade structure constructed from materials other than natural [[soil|earth or soil]] used for spraying humans with water and which has a drainage area designated to remove the water from the shower or spray [[nozzle]]s at a rate sufficient to prevent the impounding of water."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norfolk.gov/pub_health/Codes.asp |title=City of Norfolk, Virginia: Codes and Regulations of Interest |access-date=2014-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128030624/http://www.norfolk.gov/pub_health/codes.asp |archive-date=2013-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Spray pool features may also be referred to as "interactive fountains"<ref name=hlavsa2011>{{cite journal|vauthors=Hlavsa MC, Roberts VA, Anderson AR, Hill VR, Kahler AM, Orr M, Garrison LE, Hicks LA, Newton A, Hilborn ED, Wade TJ, Beach MJ, Yoder JS|display-authors=6|title=Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks and Other Health Events Associated with Recreational Water --- United States, 2007--2008|journal=MMWR|url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6012a1.htm|access-date=15 September 2023|date=23 September 2011|volume=60|issue=SS12|pages=1–32}}</ref> or "wet decks".<ref name=cdcsplashpads>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/swimmers/water-play-areas-interactive-fountains.html|title=Splash Pads|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|access-date=15 September 2023|date=22 June 2023}}</ref>

===Splash fountains===
[[File:Fountain in Krasnodar.jpg|thumb|right|The Splash Fountain in [[Krasnodar]], Russia, the largest splash fountain in Europe<ref name="Krasnodar">[http://sergio-zevs.blogspot.com/2011/10/splash-fountain-in-krasnodar.html The Splash Fountain in Krasnodar]</ref>]]

Splash [[fountain]]s, unlike splash pads, encourage use from people of all ages. These fountains are usually designed to be both visually appealing (from a distance) and also interactive. As such, they are designed to allow easy access, often at ground level. They tend to feature nonslip surfaces, and have no standing water, to eliminate possible drowning hazards, so that no lifeguards are required. Multiple fountains may start and stop in unison or according to a pattern for artistic effect. While they may be placed in public parks like children's splash pads, splash fountains are also likely to be placed in public squares or at [[urban beach]]es.