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Splash pads are safer, cheaper alternatives to pools Page 3 of 4 <br /> ■ <br /> _ az ralxCM <br /> 6 <br /> ARIZONA'S HOME PAGE <br /> including a palm tree and three above- <br /> ground water features: an elevated spray <br /> bar, a "weir"waterfall and a "tumble bucket" <br /> that slowly fills with water and eventually tips <br /> over. He estimates this splash pad cost <br /> about $12,000. <br /> "We decided to take a water-park attraction <br /> and put it in our backyard," he said. <br /> Area homebuilders, including Shea and <br /> Meritage, are also showing splash pads in <br /> the yards of some model homes. <br /> Whitney Ast, marketing project manager for <br /> Shasta Pools and Spas, said her company <br /> has built splash pads in the backyards of <br /> some Shea model homes. So far, she said <br /> they haven't had many homebuyers <br /> choosing a splash pad option because of the <br /> economy. But they have built five residential <br /> splash pads locally. <br /> Bingham said he thinks more customers will <br /> be interested in building splash pads as they <br /> become familiar with them. <br /> "I would be willing to bet that 90 to 95 <br /> percent of the public does not know they're <br /> even available," he said. <br /> Advertisement <br /> Copyright©2010,azcentral.com.All rights <br /> reserved.Users of this site agree to the Terms tk_ <br /> of Service and Privacy Policy/Your California <br /> Privacy Rights T <br /> k HOME DELIVERY FOR ONLY <br /> it N.11 $ <br /> 1 PER <br /> li co <br /> a. <br /> 1 = L. WEEK <br /> t, `. PLUS NOW GET WEDNESDAY INCLUDED <br /> p: <br /> 1 ' FOR NO ADDITIONAL COST! <br /> ' `sit AZAD.AZCENTRAL..COMor <br /> I us at 6O2-444-4444 and mention promo. <br /> E -`Ode AZAD.Oiler expires 1213110. <br /> Offer valid for n ew subs cribers only, <br /> Print Powered By 0 FormatDynamics' <br /> http://www.azcentral.com/style/hfe/decor/articles/2010/07/28/20100728 splash-pad-safer-c... 12/6/2010 <br />