I am very disappointed that our beautiful city has allowed this pond to look like it does. so many people drive past this pond daily. The city needs to fix the problem with the pond and also the stream that feeds into the pond has standing water which I am sure is helping the mosquitos and it smells very bad . please fix the pond and stream!!
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Chris Sacco
10 years ago
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I came back from college this spring and was disgusted by our neighborhood "pond". It's a health hazard and absolutely unacceptable for a town like ours to let a public pond, located in a residential area, become this repulsive and unsanitary.
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joellyn farina
10 years ago
We moved to Hunters Woods in 1993. Part of the reason was the park and the pond. This is the pond where our kids learned to fish. Unfortunately the pond is so full of scum and sludge, the only thing that grows in the pond is mosquito larvae and algae. Aeration is not the answer and neither are chemicals. For safety, the pond needs drained and dredged. The "creeks" and the feeding tributaries need cleaned and "de-weeded. The park, because no one likes to go near has been a haven for teens to use to drink and smoke their "cigarettes" legal or not. Please fix the pond!
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Jack Anderson
10 years ago
What are you doing in my swamp! My childhood memories of fishing for really small blue gills and nerf wars with friends all gone. Keep the swamp!
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Kathy Dulski
10 years ago
Here's some input on how Heritage Knoll addressed our pond situation.
The solution has several parts:
1) Homeowners and their lawn care company need to quit usinging fertilizers with phosphorous (that's the middle number ie/ 21-0-7). Phosphorous is a great food to grow algea
2) A surface buffer zone needs to be established (taller grass etc traps polutants on the shore so they do not end up in water and become algae food.
3) Allow plants like bullrushes and cattails to grow in the pond as they consume the same food source as the algea and effectively eat so much of the remaining nutrients that there is no left for the algea.
4) The water needs to turn over (circulate) from the bottom to the top. Fountains are pretty but do not do this. Aerators like the ones we installed do. Keeps the water oxygenated.
5) The other thing we did was we got some facts about the pond. This is where the BSA troop was of help as their primary contribution was to map the bottom of the pond. They also helped to relocate bullrushes around the pond so they were not clumped up in one area.
They can get a free consultation from the Conservation Foundation and Il DNR. Also, if they go to one of the Naperville Confederation meetings they will get the same advice there.
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Lena Martin
10 years ago
I can't believe how much worse it is now than a few years ago!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Used to go there a lot to fish as a kid, all the algae steered me away from the park.
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Steven Mazzarella
10 years ago
Please utilize whatever resources necessary to clean up the Hunters Woods pond!!
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Jodi Cagan
10 years ago
Why wasn't the pond part of the upgrades to the playground? It is all part of the park.
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Tracy
10 years ago
The pond has algae growing in it constantly, very visible from Naper Blvd. I cannot image how unsightly it is for the homeowners nearest it.
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Marc Chaifetz
10 years ago
Naperville can do a lot better for its water resources.
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Judy Marron
10 years ago
It is a shame not to care for this amenity.
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Eric Wooten
10 years ago
I've received a recommendation for a company called McCloud Aquatics that solves problems like pond algae.
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Deb Henry
10 years ago
Naperville is usually so proud of our parks and our city and do such a good job- but is our park not important? Money was spent to upgrade the equipment at the park but what good is it if no one can go there because if that pond and the mosquitos. We are a part of Bspervilke too!!
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Joseph M Van Duerm
10 years ago
This is not acceptable! The Park District or the City of Naperville should take responsibility to clean and maintain this once beautiful pond in our subdivision.
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Mitch and Debbie Nowicki
10 years ago
This is a legitimate concern that needs appropriate attention. This has been a problem for several years and it's clear the current attempted remedies are not working. If the Park District / City of Naperville accept and establish ponds as part of the storm water management plan for an area, they must also accept the responsibility and cost of management practices that insure that the facility remains an asset to the area rather than the liability this pond has become. It is also important to note that the continued degradation of the pond contributes significantly vto interferences with the west end overflow structure which, when plugged or restricted, causes flooding of the Oak Creek wooded area which threatens the viability of the 100+ year old Burr Oaks which are the park's namesake.
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Carol Vituj
10 years ago
Please please bring this pond back so we can be proud of our parks!!
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Brian J Cummings
10 years ago
This is a breeding ground for mosquitos that should be reported to the Health Dept.
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Ron Rymut
10 years ago
Great park... needs to be preserved including the pond.
I am very disappointed that our beautiful city has allowed this pond to look like it does. so many people drive past this pond daily. The city needs to fix the problem with the pond and also the stream that feeds into the pond has standing water which I am sure is helping the mosquitos and it smells very bad . please fix the pond and stream!!
I came back from college this spring and was disgusted by our neighborhood "pond". It's a health hazard and absolutely unacceptable for a town like ours to let a public pond, located in a residential area, become this repulsive and unsanitary.
We moved to Hunters Woods in 1993. Part of the reason was the park and the pond. This is the pond where our kids learned to fish. Unfortunately the pond is so full of scum and sludge, the only thing that grows in the pond is mosquito larvae and algae. Aeration is not the answer and neither are chemicals. For safety, the pond needs drained and dredged. The "creeks" and the feeding tributaries need cleaned and "de-weeded. The park, because no one likes to go near has been a haven for teens to use to drink and smoke their "cigarettes" legal or not. Please fix the pond!
What are you doing in my swamp! My childhood memories of fishing for really small blue gills and nerf wars with friends all gone. Keep the swamp!
Here's some input on how Heritage Knoll addressed our pond situation. The solution has several parts: 1) Homeowners and their lawn care company need to quit usinging fertilizers with phosphorous (that's the middle number ie/ 21-0-7). Phosphorous is a great food to grow algea 2) A surface buffer zone needs to be established (taller grass etc traps polutants on the shore so they do not end up in water and become algae food. 3) Allow plants like bullrushes and cattails to grow in the pond as they consume the same food source as the algea and effectively eat so much of the remaining nutrients that there is no left for the algea. 4) The water needs to turn over (circulate) from the bottom to the top. Fountains are pretty but do not do this. Aerators like the ones we installed do. Keeps the water oxygenated. 5) The other thing we did was we got some facts about the pond. This is where the BSA troop was of help as their primary contribution was to map the bottom of the pond. They also helped to relocate bullrushes around the pond so they were not clumped up in one area. They can get a free consultation from the Conservation Foundation and Il DNR. Also, if they go to one of the Naperville Confederation meetings they will get the same advice there.
I can't believe how much worse it is now than a few years ago!
Used to go there a lot to fish as a kid, all the algae steered me away from the park.
Please utilize whatever resources necessary to clean up the Hunters Woods pond!!
Why wasn't the pond part of the upgrades to the playground? It is all part of the park.
The pond has algae growing in it constantly, very visible from Naper Blvd. I cannot image how unsightly it is for the homeowners nearest it.
Naperville can do a lot better for its water resources.
It is a shame not to care for this amenity.
I've received a recommendation for a company called McCloud Aquatics that solves problems like pond algae.
Naperville is usually so proud of our parks and our city and do such a good job- but is our park not important? Money was spent to upgrade the equipment at the park but what good is it if no one can go there because if that pond and the mosquitos. We are a part of Bspervilke too!!
This is not acceptable! The Park District or the City of Naperville should take responsibility to clean and maintain this once beautiful pond in our subdivision.
This is a legitimate concern that needs appropriate attention. This has been a problem for several years and it's clear the current attempted remedies are not working. If the Park District / City of Naperville accept and establish ponds as part of the storm water management plan for an area, they must also accept the responsibility and cost of management practices that insure that the facility remains an asset to the area rather than the liability this pond has become. It is also important to note that the continued degradation of the pond contributes significantly vto interferences with the west end overflow structure which, when plugged or restricted, causes flooding of the Oak Creek wooded area which threatens the viability of the 100+ year old Burr Oaks which are the park's namesake.
Please please bring this pond back so we can be proud of our parks!!
This is a breeding ground for mosquitos that should be reported to the Health Dept.
Great park... needs to be preserved including the pond.
This needs to be taken care. It looks horrible!!