DELCO PARK POND LEVEL STILL ‘FAR FROM NORMAL’
After maintenance work, low water levels could last into 2017.
Dry conditions are KETTERING — impacting the post-construction recovery of the Delco Park pond, according city of Kettering officials.
Earlier this year the pond was drained to accommodate equipment necessary to make anti-erosion improvements.
But despite the rain in recent days, city officials said the pond’s water levels are still “far from normal” and might not fully recover until 2017.
“It just depends on how much rain and snow we get,” Parks Manager Matt Byrd said.
Earlier this month, city officials sent out a notice about the pond’s slow recovery.
“While the work on the pond is now complete, the lack of rainfall has delayed the restoration of water levels,” City Spokeswoman Stacy Schweikhart said in the memo.
“Because of the drought, it is anticipated that the water levels will not return to normal until 2017.”
Since the notice two weeks ago, the pond has slightly improved, Byrd said.
“It depends on where you look,” Byrd said. “It’s come up about sixto-eight inches, so it’s going to take quite a bit more rain before it reaches its normal level.”
The city considered running pumps, Byrd said, but hasn’t due to the “fairly expensive” cost. Still, Byrd said the issue hasn’t impacted the number of fish caught in the pond. “And they’re catching big ones, too,”