To maintain high water quality, without the need for harmful chemicals, the facility uses an ultraviolet disinfection system, supplied by atg-UV. The UV treatment company approached Wilde Analysis to help ensure the effectiveness of their system and to guarantee that clean, safe water is maintained for the entire lagoon and its users.
The team at Wilde Analysis used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model various different designs to ensure the UV system operated as effectively as possible.
However, due to a number of mechanical faults with the wave generator and rips in the lagoon’s lining forcing three unplanned closures this summer, Surf Snowdonia has had to shut its doors eight weeks ahead of the planned winter cut-off.
Surf Snowdon states on its website: “Our most recent breakdown is due to a failure of the main drive mechanism of our wave generating machinery. Engineers from Wavegarden estimate that it will take a minimum of three months to repair.”
Over the winter Surf Snowdon says it will be making further investment in order to improve the lagoon and will re-open in the spring of 2016.
