Retention Pond Answers

I recently received a lot of questions on facebook about the local retention ponds in and around the Beulah area of District 1.  So I posted some information about retention ponds and how citizens can check on their nearby ponds, online, to see if such ponds are county-maintained.

The drawing above illustrates several of the ponds about which I have been questioned.

I received information back from staff late this week about these specific ponds, so I am posting it here now:

Pond 833 Bridlewood.  Last cut 6-25-18

Ponds 684, 685, 686 Twin Spires. Last cut 6-26-18

Pond 724 Audrey Plantation. Last cut 6-11-18

Ponds 895, 896 Twenty One Oaks. Last cut 6-11-18

Pond 872 Hawthorne Grove. Last cut 6-28-18

Pond 914 Navy Oaks. Last cut 6-11-18

Pond 917 Covington. Appears to be a new pond recently added to the route and will be cut in the next 2-3 weeks.

Pond 564 is the one in front of the Equestrian Center. We have not cut it in a couple of years as the Equestrian Center has been mowing around it each time they mow their site. I know there are trees around it and lily pads in it but it is a wet pond.

All the ponds above, with the exception of the Equestrian Center, should be cut in the next 2-3 weeks .

Retention Pond Questions

This map shows the storm water ponds in and around Mobile Higway and Beulah Road in District 1.  Green ones are county-maintained, red ones are private.

Over the last several days, due to the numerous rain events we had over the last several weeks, I have been asked about the status of the maintenance of various retention ponds in and around Mobile Highway and Beulah road.

Staff have answered the question about the rotation:  Once every 13 weeks or so, the county sends crews out to service these ponds as necessary--to include cutting the grass.  Weather can make this schedule fluctuate.

Myescambia.com contains a very user-friendly,  interactive GIS map of the county, with layers that can be added or taken out to provide the user with a variety of good information.  For example, the screenshot above is from this GIS database and is based upon the following search:

From the home page, Click on Maps, then Commission Districts, zoom in to the desired location, Go to map layers, check environmental, check County ponds - as you zoom to an area County ponds will be green, private ponds will show red. 

If you are curious about whether or not a pond is county maintained, this feature will let you know very quickly.  Or, you can call our office at 850-595-4910 and we will look into this for you.

I have asked staff to identify the last service dates for the 10 ponds circled on the illustration above, as I was asked on my facebook page about these specifically by multiple citizens.  I'll post the answer(s) when I receive them--here and on facebook.