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A simple option from my childhood was just using a hose and a lined sandbox... I learned a lot from working the wet sand differently than the dry sand, creating rivers and lakes and such.  I'm not sure how much this would work or not in the exteme heat you face (the water might evaporate too fast!) but it was lots of fun in the humid North East where I grew up.

Then I moved to San Francisco, where my local park (and my favorite) has a fantastic water-play feature it in.  Check it out! http://www.ggmg.org/Playgrounds/24th_york.html You can see the water spouts, and they are operated by kids pushing the buttons on top of the yellow posts in the background.  There are always kids playing there.  The water feature there was a product of Water Odyssey out of San Marcos, TX.  Phone number is 512.392.1155 -- they do constructions all over the country!   Come back and let us know if end up working with them!

Hope this helps!  Cheers,

     Aron