Water Park Slideshow Presentation

ANDY ALLIGATOR’S FUN PARKBY: BIANCA GORDON, JEFFREY SCAMMAHORN,

KATIE ULRICH, JILES WOLEVER

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• INDUSTRY FACTS

• DATA RESULTS

• DROUGHT

• IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION

• ANDY ALLIGATOR’S WATER USAGE

• WATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

• ANALYSIS

• RECOMMENDATIONS

• IMPLICATIONS

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OVERVIEW

INTERESTING WATER FACTS!

• 400 BILLION GALLONS ARE USED DAILY IN THE US

• 713+ GALLONS TO MAKE ONE COTTON T-SHIRT

• 10+ GALLONS OF WATER TO PRODUCE A

SINGLE SLICE OF BREAD

• NEARLY 40,000 GALLONS ARE USED TO

MANUFACTURE A NEW CAR

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Parks are everywhere! US, Kenya, Brazil, Japan, Australia, England, etc!

INDUSTRY FACTS

• 85 MILLION PATRONS IN 2012

• $12 BILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE LAST YEAR

• GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

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DATA COLLECTION

• SURVEYED 150 PEOPLE

• 50 PEOPLE RESPONDED

• QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH AA’S STAFF AND STATE OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

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SURVEY RESULTS

• 54% CONSIDER EFFECTS OF RECREATIONAL WATER USE

• 96% RECREATIONALLY USE WATER DURING SUMMER MONTHS

20%

60%

26%

14%

Recreational Water Use

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REALITY OF DROUGHT

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• 4 TYPES: METEOROLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL, HYDROLOGICAL, SOCIOECONOMIC

• WORLD WIDE ISSUE

• WATER CONSERVATION IS IMPORTANT

WATER CONSERVATION

• WATER IS LOST THROUGH

• SPLASH OUT

• EVAPORATION

• DECK WASH DOWN

• BACKWASHING

• US RANKS TOP IN TREATED WATER REUSECourtesy of lgeprimeplumbing.com

THEY USE A LOT OF WATER!

• 220,000 – 250,000 GALLONS FOR THE SEASON

• 215,000 FOR THE RIVER

• 4,000 FOR SLIDES

• 5,000 FOR “KIDDIE WATER PARK”

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WATER TREATMENT

• PHYSICAL TREATMENT

• CHEMICAL TREATMENT

• BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT

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WATER TREATMENT

• AA REUSES ABOUT 97-98% OF ITS WATER

• CHEMICAL IMBALANCE NOTIFICATION VIA TEXT

• AA’S UV-FILTRATION SYSTEM ALONG WITH CHLORINE

• CHLORAMINE

• TRIHALOMETHANES

• NUMBER OF KIDS – INCREASE RISKS OF CONTAMINATION

• CRYPTOSPORIDIUM

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IMPORTANCE OF PROPER DISPOSAL

• FLORIDA

• 7,700 LAKES

• 4,500 SQUARE MILES OF BAYS

• 50,000 MILES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS

• EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

• IDAHO – SPECIAL PERMITS TO DISCHARGE WATER IN STORM DRAINS

• IT CAN SAVE COMPANIES MONEY

• EQUITY GROUP EXAMPLE

ANDY ALLIGATOR’S ISSUE ANALYSIS• ANDY ALLIGATOR’S IS LOCATED IN NORMAN

• BUYS WATER FROM CITY OF NORMAN, SEWAGE GOES TO CITY OF MOORE

• WASTEWATER BEING SENT TO MOORE MEANS WATER IS NOT BEING TREATED AND USED IN NORMAN

• NORMAN – STRATEGIC WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE & WASTEWATER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, NEITHER OF WHICH ANDY ALLIGATOR’S IS A MEMBER

“WE WOULD BE PROVIDING A SERVICE AND ONE LOCATION…AS OPPOSED TO INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS THAT AREN’T RUN AS EFFICIENTLY AS ANDY ALLIGATOR’S” – SHAUN MENDEZ, DIRECTOR OF WATER PARK OPERATIONS, ANDY ALLIGATOR’S FUN PARK

ANDY ALLIGATOR’S STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS

• ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS- TECHNOLOGICAL HELP

• FAMILY-FRIENDLY REPUTATION

• ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

• WWA AND NCOC

OPPORTUNITIES

• JOIN NORMAN’S STRATEGIC WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE

• REDIRECTION OF SEWAGE TO NORMAN

• MOORE MAY DECLINE ACCEPTING IT IN THE FUTURE

RECOMMENDATIONS

• PRIMARY ISSUE- WASTE WATER GOING TO MOORE

• RECOMMENDATIONS:• JOIN CITY OF NORMAN’S 2060 STRATEGIC

WATER SUPPLY & WASTEWATER OVERSIGHT

COMMITTEES

• REDIRECT WASTEWATER TO THE CITY

OF NORMAN

• SECONDARY ISSUE- WORSENING DROUGHT

• RECOMMENDATIONS:• CAMPAIGN TO FEDERAL, STATE & CITY

GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP ANDY ALLIGATOR’S

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CONCLUSION

AS WATER PARKS GROW IN POPULARITY, AND AS THE SHORTAGE OF WATER BECOMES A MORE VISIBLE OCCURRENCE ACROSS THE U.S. ,WATER PARKS LIKE ANDY ALLIGATOR’S ARE USING SEVERAL METHODS IN EFFORT TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE ANDY ALLIGATOR’S SHOULD PROACTIVELY RE-ROUTE ITS WASTE WATER TO THE CITY OF NORMAN AND PARTICIPATE IN NORMAN'S STRATEGIC WATER AND WASTEWATER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES TO SAVE ON HIGHER COSTS IN THE LONG-RUN, RUN ITS WATER PARK OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND INFLUENCE POLICIES RELATED TO THE ESSENCE OF ITS BUSINESS.

CONCLUSION

AS WATER PARKS GROW IN POPULARITY, AND AS THE SHORTAGE OF WATER BECOMES A MORE VISIBLE OCCURRENCE ACROSS THE U.S. ,WATER PARKS LIKE ANDY ALLIGATOR’S ARE USING SEVERAL METHODS IN EFFORT TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE ANDY ALLIGATOR’S SHOULD PROACTIVELY RE-ROUTE ITS WASTE WATER TO THE CITY OF NORMAN AND PARTICIPATE IN NORMAN'S STRATEGIC WATER AND WASTEWATER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES TO SAVE ON HIGHER COSTS IN THE LONG-RUN, RUN ITS WATER PARK OPERATIONS MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND INFLUENCE POLICIES RELATED TO THE ESSENCE OF ITS BUSINESS.