Concord

Drought: Giant Water Park Re-Opens, Claims to Conserve Water

On Saturday, in spite of a crushing California drought, the Waterworld water park in Concord opened for its 20th season, fending off criticism of its water use by citing a new machine called The Defender, which is a regenerative media filter. The Defender will recycle the pool water in the park so that the park will use no more than the one million gallons with which it starts the season, officials claim.

Waterworld (Brian Shamblen / Flickr / CC)