EMC Engineering Services has received approval to develop a new $7m waterpark in the city of Pooler in Georgia, US.

Approval of the site plan clears the way for construction, which could start as soon as this month, according to project manager Dan Fischer of EMC Engineering Services.

The project will be the newest attraction to the Pooler Towne Center entertainment complex, which includes an Imax movie theatre, a roller-skating rink and a bowling alley.

The waterpark is expected to open in the spring of 2014.