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Aquatics news from around the nation:

Waterparks Buck Economic Trends
In the down economic climate of summer 2008, waterparks got creative to help keep the guests rolling in.

Tom Saldarelli Leaves Paragon
The president of Paragon Aquatics has left the LaGrangeville, N.Y., company after nearly two decades.

CPSC Finalizes Commercial Safety Requirements
The agency holds to the Dec. 19 deadline for facility compliance to safety act.

Crypto Outbreaks Hit Southwest
Cyptosporidium oubreaks have sickened bathers and closed many Southwestern pools and sprayparks.

New Laws Promote Aquatic Safety
Several states have new rules on the books, and at least one more is on its way.

Waterpark Injuries, Lawsuits Plague Industry
Safety concerns have waterpark operators on their toes, with several facing lawsuits following incidents in the last two years.

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Online Poll
With crypto hitting the Southwest hard this year as well as parts of the Midwest, some experts are beginning to wonder if the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act is just the beginning of such laws. They say the next likely target is water quality, especially as RWI outbreaks become big news and get coverage on national programs such as "Good Morning America."

What do you think will happen? And just as importantly, what do you think should happen? Weigh in with your peers on this month's online poll. We'll post the final results in our November/December issue.

Special Report

Waterpark Resorts Today's it Book
See the Top 25 waterpark resorts along with other "it" resorts in this annual compilation that tracks one of the industry's most exciting segments.

Featured Contributor

Most operators would rather scrub pool walls than think about marketing. Tara Narhup explains why a good marketing plan is essential — and how it can be fun in our Bottom Line column. Narhup is the marketing director for The Beach Waterpark in Mason, Ohio. She has worked full time for Water Parks Inc., the management company of The Beach Waterpark, for over six years now, and before that worked seasonally with the waterpark for 10 years. She started her career in the waterpark business as a pool cleaner, was promoted to a water chemistry supervisor and later became the aquatics manager.

2008 Dream Designs Showcase

Gauche Aquatic Park
Yuba City, Calif.
Gauche Aquatic Park fulfills a long-standing vision that community leaders have shared for Yuba City, meeting a variety of goals identified in the 1992 Central City Specific Plan. The center creates a social and symbolic core and an economic engine that will draw commercial development into the downtown area.

View the complete 2008 showcase of the industry's most imaginative design and architecture.

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