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==Examples== Placement and management of spray pools varies according to the municipality in which they are located. For example: *On [[Boston Common]], the so-called "Frog Pond" (which is a public [[ice-skating rink]] in winter) becomes a spray pool for children in the summer.<ref>[http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/OpenSpace_07draft/OSP0812Section7.3.3EN.pdf] Open Space management for [[Emerald Necklace]]</ref> The facility is managed by the Boston Common Frog Pond Foundation and staffed by youth workers from the Boston Youth Fund.<ref>[http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/TTD/frogpond_summer.asp City of Boston: Boston Common Spray Pool]</ref> * The spray pool at Phillips Park in [[Aurora, Illinois]], dates from the 1930s and has closed and reopened several times. It is now part of the Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center next to the [[Phillips Park Zoo]].<ref>[http://www.aurora-il.org/parksandrecreation/municipalparks/phillipspark/timeline.php Phillips Park - History Time Line]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *[[Public Health - Seattle & King County|Seattle & King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], has a "Plan Guide for Water Recreation Facilities β Spray Pools" listing very specific considerations such as the use of non-slip surfaces and the positioning of the spray pools so as to "minimize [[pollution]] by [[dust]], [[smoke]], [[soot]] and other undesirable substances."<ref>[http://www.metrokc.gov/health/pools/spraypools-planguide.doc Seattle & King County, Pool Plan Review Application] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924092241/http://www.metrokc.gov/health/pools/spraypools-planguide.doc |date=2008-09-24 }}</ref> *[[Oregon City, Oregon]], has a spray pool at the Oregon City Carnegie Center. Formerly run by the city, the center and its programs recently reopened under the auspices of a private organization called Fine Art Smarts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oregoncityparks.org/classes-and-activities/documents/Trailnews_Summer2005.pdf |title=City of Oregon City: Trail News |access-date=2018-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031827/http://oregoncityparks.org/classes-and-activities/documents/trailnews_summer2005.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.occarnegie.org/ Oregon City Carnegie Center]</ref> *North Berwyn Park District in [[Berwyn, Illinois]], offers a permit for the use of a city-owned [[community center]] and spray pool for [[Party#Birthday party|birthday parties]].<ref>[http://www.nbpd4fun.org/PDF/SprayPoolForm.pdf North Berwyn Park District]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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