Captain Obvious Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Ok, I have noticed that every night the water is drained from Congo Falls, How do they do this and where does it go? And than in the mourning, there is like instant water in there, How is this? And finally, has anybody else noticed the water is cleaner this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 My guess would be in the lake since the ride really doesnt use much water and when they are operating the ride the water from it goes it the lake probaly just to get pumped right back up into the ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butthead Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Wouldn't the lake be chlorinated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 It could be because I never see any fish in there or they get the guest with dirty water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Unless the lake is a contained resevour, they would not be allowed to just pump it into a normal lake. The DEP monitors those types of things quite closely. The chlorine would contaminate the ground water after a long period of time. My guess is that PKI has a seperate area for all the water used in the park (Congo Falls, WWC), of course excluding BB, and filter it every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Unless the lake is a contained resevour, they would not be allowed to just pump it into a normal lake. The DEP monitors those types of things quite closely. The chlorine would contaminate the ground water after a long period of time. My guess is that PKI has a seperate area for all the water used in the park (Congo Falls, WWC), of course excluding BB, and filter it every night. Both Congo and WWC have their own resevoirs. I can't swear by this, but I'm pretty sure that they are either chlorinated or treated in some way (although the water doesn't necessarily smell like chlorine). They probably wouldn't be able to just use any water they wanted... that would be dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I believe that Congo and Thornberrys are set up like a swimming pool, where they drain the water from the surounding pool area when the temperature dips below freezing. The water they use on these rides is treated. However, WWC uses creek water, I believe and is stored in a resevoir/dammed up creek. Sometimes in the off season, you can see the small pond by WWC emptied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxville Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 WWC does run off of that water in that pond but I have never seen or even heard of it being drained before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 7, 2004 Author Share Posted May 7, 2004 I have to agree, I have never seen it drained or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 The water for Congo and WTB are contained in a man made resevoirs. So they are no pond around Congo falls, or Wild Torn Berries. White Water Canyon water does come from the nearby pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxville Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Yea but where are these resevoirs? I have never seen them ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 The "pond" that Congo Falls and Wild Thornberries are situated in are simply man-made concrete pools. The water that flows through the rides is pumped into the pools from a main water source just the same as the waterslides in the waterpark. There are no fish or living things in these pools simply because the water is chemically treated. WWC is supplied by a man-made pond next to it's pumphouse. This pond water is also treated. It would be unsanitary to operate the ride with regurgitated and un-treated water. However the overflow pond that WWC uses is not a concrete pool. It is literally a pond dug into the ground. That causes the water to be more stream-like and less pure as that in the other water attractions. The reason WWC has it's own resevior pond, is because it is not situated "over" a pool like the other rides. Instead it is a long downhill trough that ends much lower in the ground than the starting origin point. Because of this, a seperate water supply source was dug nearby to supply the water pumps with enough water to cycle through the ride. Did you know that WWC can drain within a minute or two should someone hit the E-stop button on the ride? It only takes whatever time for the water to completely run downhill in the trough. When the pumps shut off, all water in the trough flows to it's lowest point.... and back into the nearby pond. Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Great info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Shaggy, Although this is off-topic, but where do the fountains' water come from? Under the pool, or the water plant (the big round white tower) near The Racer? Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 8, 2004 Author Share Posted May 8, 2004 Shaggy you always have the best info. How do you know all of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 I am sure that the fountain's water comes from the park's main water source just like Congo and the waterpark. They are simply tapped into Mason's water main. The fountains have a recirculating/filtering pump located in the room under the International Street Bandstand. The fountains are simply treated like a large swimming pool. How do I know all of this? Just little things I observe and have picked up over the years. None of it is really "insider" info, and all is pretty much observable when you spend a lot of time at the park. Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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