The City of Calgary says more than a dozen stormwater retention ponds are set to receive safety improvements starting this month.
“Through a review of ponds across The City, these locations were identified as the highest priority for safety enhancements,” the City of Calgary said in a news release Thursday.
Work is set to begin in mid-August.
Currently, storm ponds in Calgary are marked by signage prohibiting entry into the water.
But some ponds in the city have been the site of tragedies, including earlier this summer when a young girl lost her life in the southeast community of Legacy.
The Legacy Small Pond, where seven-year-old Drihanna Matamona drowned, is one of the properties slated for improvements.
The City of Calgary says the enhancements will include new interpretive signage to increase awareness of risks and creating natural dense barriers with the installation of thorny vegetation.
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“Permanent partial fencing and temporary seasonal fencing will also aid in creating a physical barrier to public access,” the city says.
Crews will also continue assessing other ponds to determine which ones could be next in line for safety improvements.
The list of ponds that will be seeing improvements includes:
Ward 3:
- 95R Harvest Hills Dr NE
- 142R Panatella Hl NW
Ward 5:
Ward 6:
Ward 9:
Ward 12:
- 505E Mahogany Blvd SE
- 299 Auburn Bay Ave SE
- 151R Autumn Cl SE
- 208R Brightonstone Ld SE
- 100R Copperpond Cl SE
- 41 Copperfield Pt SE
- 676R Copperfield Blvd SE
- 346R Inverness Pk SE
Ward 14:
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