Sand Features

Water attractions to replace E. coli contaminated sandboxes in Redwood City (VIDEO)

Leave a Comment / Environment, Frontpage Featured, Multimedia, Parks & Recreation / By Alexandra Wexler

After identifying sandboxes in two Redwood City parks that were contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the city is renovating the parks, removing the sandboxes and replacing them with water attractions.

E. coli outbreaks close sandboxes at two Redwood City parks

3 Comments / Environment, Frontpage Featured, Parks & Recreation, Politics & Gov, Science & Tech / By Alexandra Wexler

At two parks in Redwood City, sand features have been permanently closed, due to recurring outbreaks of E. Coli bacteria in the sand itself. Renovations to change the sand to water features are underway.

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