Casper Cuts Splash Pads, Fountains In Response To Restrictions

In response to recently implemented water restrictions, the City of Casper is closing its splash pads along with turning off its decorative fountains and cutting irrigations to its parks and facilities.

City pools will remain open, according to a news release on Thursday.

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It's unclear if any privately run facilities will follow suit.

According to Thursday's announcement, city-operates splash pads are located at Marion Kreiner and Mike Sedar parks.

Fountains are located at City Hall, the 21st Street roundabout and Historic Monuments Plaza on Beech Street.

City officials restressed that the restrictions do not apply to facilities that use raw or well water. Those include:

Fort Caspar
Paradise Valley Park
Casper Municipal Golf Course
Crossroads Park Ballfields
Adventure Playground
Mike Lansing Field
Ford Wyoming Center
The skeet range
Air modelers facility
Wells Park
North Casper Athletic Complex
Field of Dreams Baseball Complex

The restrictions, which were announced Wednesday, are due to a chemical used at a water treatment plant being in short supply.

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