The pad features several arcs with sprays, suspended buckets, several geysers, water guns and a pole that emits water like an umbrella. The water is considered to be safe and drinkable according to Councillor Lesley Parnell.
The new water facility replaced the wading pool that occupied the park for over 50 years.
The City had a ten-year plan to replace all wading pools with splash pads which saves money said Parnell.
“It is much more water-efficient this way, you're not filling up a great big pool and emptying it every single day and waiting for it to warm up,” she said. “We do not have to have a lifeguard for a splash pad so that does save us on the operations expenses, they're just incredibly popular and safe clean fun.”