The plan to supply Albany’s Talking Water Gardens with a pump from Cox Creek has hit a snag. I noticed this on a bike ride to the constructed wetlands on Thursday evening.
Albany’s Talking Water Gardens is out of water, but construction is under way on a temporary and partial fix for the rest of the summer.
Albany’s Talking Water Gardens has been out of operation since last December, and this dry spring it really shows. The water level in the lower pond is way down, and the upper ponds are completely dry.
On Albany sidewalks and bikeways, you sometimes meet unexpected wildlife. Which happened to me Friday near the Salem Avenue bridge over Cox Creek.
A trip along Albany’s creekside paths can be discouraging because of the mess that a few people leave behind. I was reminded of this on a bike ride down the Cox Creek Path on Jan. 6.
The City of Albany intends to maintain the constructed wetlands known as Talking Water Gardens as a place to enjoy nature even though the place no longer functions as part of the Albany and Millersburg wastewater treatment system.
Water Gardens update: Pump issue fixed
The problem that interrupted the Talking Waters pumping operation last week has been fixed, I discovered when the bike took me back to Albany’s constructed wetlands on Tuesday evening.
Tags: Cox Creek, Water Gardens