Downers Grove Council OKs Naturalization of Valley View Pond

The council voted unanimously Tuesday to award a $548,740 contract to ENCAP, Inc. to turn the 2.5-acre man-made pond into a flowing waterway.

Downers Grove Council OKs Naturalization of Valley View Pond

The council voted unanimously Tuesday to award a $548,740 contract to ENCAP, Inc. to turn the 2.5-acre man-made pond into a flowing waterway.

A 2.5-acre man-made pond in Downers Grove will be turned into a flowing waterway in the coming years, despite ongoing opposition from nearby residents. The Downers Grove Council voted unanimously Tuesday to naturalize View View pond, located in the Valley View Estates subdivision west of Main Street and north of 75th Street. The project will turn the water into sustainable marshland with a flowing waterway, officials said. A $548,740 contract was awarded to ENCAP, Inc. to both design and build the new waterway. Over the years, Valley View pond has suffered from poor water conditions, odors, algae blooms and more as a result from sediment buildup, waterfowl presence and a lack of substantial vegetation, according to village officials. …

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Council, Residents Find Few Agreements on Valley View Pond Issue

Residents still uninterested in pond naturalization, maintain desire for dredging.

Much like during the June 19 village council meeting, little common ground was found between village officials and residents concerning what to do with Valley View pond during Tuesday night's council meeting. The pond, located in the Valley View Estates subdivision west of Main and north of 75th, suffers from poor water conditions, odors, algae blooms and more as a result from sediment buildup, waterfowl presence and a lack of substantial vegetation. During the June 19 council meeting during a “workshop” session on the subject, the two primary options presented were to either dredge the pond at a village-estimated cost of nearly $1 million or “naturalize” the pond, converting it to a sustainable marshland for nearly half the estimated …

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11:45 am on Friday, March 29, 2013

The town is taking all the sediment and clean up from the watersheds and pushing it upstream in Prentiss creek by woodward and 63 rd. Then the town plans on getting rid of most of our water and doing plant lands. Which is basically a forest preserve! The town originally said they were going to do a wetland restoration this would reduce sediment. How is getting rid of practically all of our water …   more ›