Test can't pinpoint leak at Goodale Park pond
By Mark Ferenchik
The dye test last night to find the leak plaguing Goodale Park’s pond was
inconclusive.
But the test did indicate some possibilities, including an area near a light illuminating the pond’s fountain, Recreation and Parks Director Alan McKnight said.
So officials plan to drop more dye on Tuesday in one more attempt to solve the problem that’s been plaguing the pond since last year.
Packs of green fluorescent dye were dropped into the pond Wednesday evening in the north and west sections of the pond to try to determine the source of the leak.
The pond has been leaking water since refilling ended on April 13. As of Wednesday, the water level had dropped by almost a foot, assistant parks director Terri Leist said on Wednesday.
It seemed to have stabilized earlier this week, she said, but weren’t sure if the rains earlier this week contributed to that.
The pond has been unable to hold water after the Friends of Goodale Park installed a fountain topped by two spouting elephants last year. The city spent $144,600 to put down bentonite (clay) on the bottom of the pond and repair walls.
“We’re continuing to plug away at it,” McKnight said.
But the test did indicate some possibilities, including an area near a light illuminating the pond’s fountain, Recreation and Parks Director Alan McKnight said.
So officials plan to drop more dye on Tuesday in one more attempt to solve the problem that’s been plaguing the pond since last year.
Packs of green fluorescent dye were dropped into the pond Wednesday evening in the north and west sections of the pond to try to determine the source of the leak.
The pond has been leaking water since refilling ended on April 13. As of Wednesday, the water level had dropped by almost a foot, assistant parks director Terri Leist said on Wednesday.
It seemed to have stabilized earlier this week, she said, but weren’t sure if the rains earlier this week contributed to that.
The pond has been unable to hold water after the Friends of Goodale Park installed a fountain topped by two spouting elephants last year. The city spent $144,600 to put down bentonite (clay) on the bottom of the pond and repair walls.
“We’re continuing to plug away at it,” McKnight said.
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