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Webster Street Detention Pond
An environmental space for the community
In 1999, Seattle Public Utilities enlarged the detention pond at Webster Street, planted native plants with the help of community volunteers, and built a trail around the pond, as requested in the Delridge Neighborhood Plan.
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What's a detention pond?
When there's a rain storm, extra water goes into the creek. Detention ponds hold the extra water so it doesn't flood properties along the creek, cause erosion, or wash away fish eggs or habitat. Detention ponds don't hold very much water in summer, but they do fill up in the rainy parts of the year.
Detention ponds are a place to live for many species of plants and animals. The tiny Pacific chorus tree frog breeds every spring in temporary ponds created by big rain storms. The way detention ponds help regulate the amount of water in creeks makes more homes for animals like these.
What can you do around the detention pond?
Detention ponds are part of the environment that need our care. If you live near the Webster Street Detention Pond, here's how you can take care of it:
- • Don't put garbage in the pond. Garbage, tires and shopping carts belong in garbage cans or at the dump. If you see trash laying around the detention pond, pick it up and put in the garbage can.
- • Stay out of the pond. The plants, rocks and other things around the pond were put there by an engineer. The pond needs those things in place to do its job. SPU crews will make sure the pond is good repair, but others should stay out of the pond for safety.
Tell your friends and neighbors!
The park around the detention pond is a great place to play or take a walk. When you go, remind your friends, family and neighbors to help take care of their park by putting trash in the garbage can and not going in the pond.
Links to other sites
Longfellow Creek Organization
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