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RV park reveals plans for changes

An open house hosted by Spring Hill RV Park unveiled a number of proposed changes to the park, including plans for a car, semi-truck and RV wash.
Spring Hill RV Park owner Sean Veraart (left) checks out the rough sketches of the proposed car and truck wash with equipment providers Gord Hunt (middle) of Rockyview
Spring Hill RV Park owner Sean Veraart (left) checks out the rough sketches of the proposed car and truck wash with equipment providers Gord Hunt (middle) of Rockyview Industries Inc., and Craig Eilers (right) of Eilers Sales and Consulting, Inc. The three were on hand to answer questions about the development during an open house at Weedon Pioneer Community Hall March 4.

An open house hosted by Spring Hill RV Park unveiled a number of proposed changes to the park, including plans for a car, semi-truck and RV wash.

Held at Weedon Pioneer Community Hall, 18 people attended the information session that revealed plans for a water and recreation park, a community centre for the RV Park, a service centre and doubling up on fuel pumps — all to be started within 2013, said Sean Veraart, owner of Spring Hill RV Park.

The most extensive undertaking will be the car and truck wash, he added, which will include one self-serve bay and one drive-thru automatic bay for semi-trucks and RVs, along with a number of self-serve bays and drive-thru bays for regular sized vehicles. It will be the only automated big-truck wash in the area, said Veraart.

The park will be using groundwater to supply the car wash.

“We have a commercial water licence in place that lets us withdraw 2.5 million gallons a year,” explained Veraart. “Currently, we’re using 1.35 million.”

Veraart went on to explain that a percentage of the water — about 90 per cent — used in the car wash will be reclaimed and reused. At that rate, Veraart said he estimates about 1,200 gallons of fresh water would have to be withdrawn for the wash each day.

“Everything about the water use is upfront,” he said. “The groundwater levels have to be reported to Alberta Environment regularly.”

As it stands, Veraart said in the eight years the park has been on the property at the corner of Highway 22 and Highway 567, groundwater levels have held constant.

Veraart plans to break ground for the wash in June, to be ready for the winter season. He said he has yet to apply for a development permit with Rocky View County.

The water and recreation park is scheduled to be the first of the new additions, to be up and running by the summer, said Veraart. Groundwater won’t be used for the splash park, he added.

He said the additional gas pumps are slated to be installed this fall.

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