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Adopt-A-Pond
The restoration or rehabilitation of stormwater ponds is essential to the health of our lakes, creeks, rivers and bays. All stormwater ponds should have a landscape design. This design is critical to the success of the pond. Aquatic vegetation used to stabilize a pond and to remove pollutants is a vital link that helps maintain water quality. Other amenities that a properly designed pond may have are increased wildlife habitat, recreation areas, and aesthetic vistas.
 
Did you know that:
  • Thick growths of algae in lakes, ponds, and rivers come from poorly managed stormwater?
  • Stormwater puts up to nine times more oxygen demand on a body of water than, for example, industrial discharges?
  • 80% to 90% of the heavy metals that reach Florida's waters come from stormwater?
  • Restoration programs have demonstrated that stormwater pollution can be reversed?

To learn more about this topic and how you can participate in the Adopt-A-Pond program, visit our webpage at the Hillsborough County Watershed Atlas or contact us by phone, mail or email. You can also request our Adopt-A-Pond Information Booklet when you contact our office.

 
Adopt-A-Pond Contact Information:
Telephone: (813) 272-5912
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