fish relocations at brookfield pond and lake huntsman, may 2013
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Fish Relocations at Brookfield Pond and Lake Huntsman Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division May 2013TRANSCRIPT
Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division
A Fairfax County, Virginia Publication May 2013
The Stormwater Planning Division (SWPD) of the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services will be undertaking pond/lake improvement projects this spring and summer on Lake Huntsman (Springfield District) and Brookfield Park pond (Lee District). A necessary action for both of these projects includes draining the ponds/lakes prior to construction.
Both of these ponds/lakes harbor fish communities
that may be impacted. To preserve these living
resources, staff of SWPD is overseeing the collection,
removal and relocation of the fish before draining
begins. This will be in coordination with the Fairfax
County Park Authority and the Virginia Department of
Game and Inland Fisheries
Fish will be collected by an electrofishing boat, which uses electrical current to temporarily stun and capture the fish. The fish will then be moved in a special transport truck and released into nearby ponds/lakes. Fish collected from Lake Huntsman will be relocated to Lake Mercer, while the fish collected from the Brookfield Park pond will be released into Lake Accotink.
Once construction is complete, Lake Huntsman and
Brookfield Park pond will be restocked with new fish.
Lake Barton was recently restocked following the
dredging and improvement project that occurred in
2011.
Brookfield Park Pond
Brookfield Park Pond
Brookfield Park Pond
Brookfield Park Pond
Lake Huntsman
Lake Huntsman
Lake Huntsman
Restocking (Lake Barton 2011)
Expected Species – Largemouth Bass
Expected Species – Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Expected Species – Read Breast Sunfish
Expected Species – Channel Catfish
Expected Species – Mosquitofish
Expected Species – Margined Madtom
Information Contact: Shannon Curtis or Irene Haske
Stormwater Planning Division
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Fairfax County
12000 Government Center Parkway
703-324-5500, TTY 711
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/stormwater