Storm Water Retention Pond Demonstration Project

Located at the Spring Lake Family Resource Center and the Cumberland County Spring Lake Branch Library, the storm water retention pond has been converted to a combination of storm water wetland and rain garden. The site is large enough to accommodate both of these practices to demonstrate that storm water retention areas can be pleasing to the eye and also serve as a way to remove pollutants and slow their travel to waterways.

The site is composed of three zones.

Zone 1

Zone 2 is an intermediate area where in times of plentiful rainfall water will stand in these areas for a short amount of time. Plants in this zone include common rush, sedges, woolgrass, lizard's tail, black willow, pond pine, and water oak.

Zone 3 is the highest area in the site where only in times of large amounts of rainfall will this area be underwater. Plants in this zone include elderberry, sweet pepperbush, bottonbush, loblolly pine, long leaf pine, red maple, and sycamore.

The site also is home to a variety of insect and other life including dragon flies, frogs, and lizards which is provides a balance in the ecosystem.

Visit the Storm Water Retention Pond

The project is a joint effort of the NC Cooperative Extension Cumberland County Center, NC State University Extension Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cumberland County Solid Waste Department, Cumberland County Landscaping Department, Watershed Action Team, Cumberland County Engineering Department, The Rose Group, Cumberland Soil and Water District, Manchester Elementary School, and W. T. Brown Elementary School.

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Created by Susan Johnson, System Administrator
February 28, 2003