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Don't dump! Yard clippings and branches clog wet ponds
and are an unsightly nuisance that can reduce the effectiveness of
dry ponds. In wet ponds, clippings increase oxygen demand on the
water as they decay, killing good aquatic organisms that help in the
water cleansing process. |
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Never pour used motor oil, paint or household chemicals onto
the ground. These pollutants can enter our water supply or be
washed directly to our water ways. Oil and chemicals also are toxic
to wildlife. |
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Don't swim in ponds, or eat fish caught in them. Ponds
are treatment systems that trap pollutants from neighboring roads
and properties. |
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Don't discharge chlorinated pool water into ponds.
Chlorinated water kills vegetation and grass, causing erosion on
pond banks. |
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Don't fill ponds. They are constructed to a specific
size determined by the drainage needs of the areas they serve.
Filling them reduces their ability to retain stormwater runoff. |
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Go easy on pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
Chemicals from pesticides and nutrients from fertilizers (nitrogen
and phosphorus) wash into retention ponds and pass into our water
supply. |
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Don't break or cut fences around drainage retention areas.
Fences are installed to barricade steep side slopes and prevent
erosion and damage to the slopes and pond. Fence vandalism
encourages degradation of the slopes and pond, and may result in
harm to humans as well. |
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Don't ride motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles in ponds.
Vehicles compact soils in the bottom of the pond, reducing the ponds
effectiveness in capturing pollutants. Compaction also encourages
the formation of sinkholes. |
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Do not allow pets or livestock into a pond. Concentrated
animal waste pollutes stormwater. Plus, animal hooves can damage
side slopes and compact soils, reducing the ponds ability to capture
pollutants and encouraging the formation of sinkholes. |
