Local officials celebrated the completion of the newly completed biofiltration pond downtown, a milestone in the second phase of Waterloo Greenway’s comprehensive plan to revitalize Waller Creek on Oct. 24.

The pond will filter stormwater and improve water quality in Waller Creek.

“The next time it rains ... the biofiltration pond will clean the stormwater from 26.2 acres of downtown streets before it enters Waller Creek,” Waterloo Greenway CEO Colette Pierce Burnette said Oct. 24. “The pond will not only clean and filter the water, but it also prevents debris from entering our waterway.”

How it works

Sedimentation biofiltration ponds manage stormwater by using plants and other natural elements to filter pollutants from runoff before it enters waterways, according to a news release

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