WaterWorks Park needs to shut down says county officials

This story is about Shasta County's efforts to close WaterWorks Park during the current pandemic

Shasta county public health is cracking down on a popular amusement park in redding--- action news now reporter karen alvarez is in redding near waterworks - she spoke with the public health department.

Looklive: shasta county public health wants people to avoid coming to waterworks park because it's violating state orders.

Under state guidelines places like waterworks park is not supposed to be open.

Sot(gina banuelos, comfortable with taking her kidsto the park): i feel like exposure is not going to be too high and i think at some point we have to consider our children and their mental health and how this is affecting them currently.

A sense of normalcy is necessary.

You're looking at video i shot earlier---people clearly not keeping their distance or wearing a face mask which is anotherreason public health wants people to not go there.

Public health says it asked management to close the park down---saying they would take further action if they didn't.

Sot(patricia keffer, not comfortable sending her kids to the park): i would hesistate to bring my kids there because they are not distancing.

I can see them being out there but they should be separating the groups.

Just three days ago---the shasta county environmental health office notified waterworks park that it would revoke the park's public pool permit on monday because it continues to operate without permission.

Looklive: on their website, waterworks says they will be closing down on august 3rd.

Live in redding, karen alvarez, action news now, coverage you can coutn on.

The park has been open since early