Description
There is standing water in the sewer easement on the west side of the creek for several days/a week anytime it rains significantly (back yard of 931 Havisham Ct)
Also, on the sewer easement on the east side of Dunn Creek, water pools, and drains into Dunn Creek and is eroding a new channel on that side. The area stays VERY wet almost all the time, and is a mosquito breeding ground.
4 Commentaires
Reconnu Town of Wake Forest Engineering HM (Utilisateur inscrit)
Gravity sewer easements are typically in low areas near streams and in floodplains. They often have standing water due to the location. City of Raleigh is responsible for water and sewer in Wake Forest. I will forward your concerns to them.
On your property you can add plants (outside of the 20-30' easement) to attract dragonflies aka mosquito birds or built a rain garden. They will eat 100's of mosquitoes and help soak up the standing water. You can also put up bat boxes and they will eat 1,000 mosquitoes an hour!
Check out NC Cooperative Extension Webpage for additional information:
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/plants.htm
Jeremy B Wrenn (Invité)
Thanks, Holly! We have lots of mosquitoes each year, and this is certainly the biggest source of them. All the rest of our yards are fairly dry, or at least no standing water.
I'll have to look into the plants that attract dragonflies & possibly bat boxes.
But it would be really awesome if Raleigh would fill in the low area. It's about 15' wide, 100'+ long, and about 6-12" deep.
Thanks,
Town of Wake Forest Engineering HM (Utilisateur inscrit)
Jeremy Wrenn (Utilisateur inscrit)