PROBLEM: MOSQUITO INFESTATION DUE TO A DAMAGED RETENTION POND OUT FLOW CULVERT SYSTEM CAUSING STAGNANT WATER
SOLUTION: RESTORING THE OUTFLOW CULVERT SYSTEM, RESTORING COLLAPSED SHORELINES & REDUCING EXCESS SEDIMENT
Swarms of mosquitoes near a retention pond adjacent to a big-box retail center was the first indication that the area was suffering from significant environmental damage. What started out as a possible extermination project resulted in a major environmental initiative involving shoreline restoration and a wide range of related repairs
When complaints of mosquito infestation surfaced in Augusta, Georgia last year, the owners of the retail center and city officials began the process of investigating the situation. There was some urgency since the retention pond was adjacent to a school.
