Lake Merritt Makeover
Posted by Hamid Grinage on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 5:38pm.You have probably noticed a lot of work being done lately around Lake Merritt lately. Recent improvements include landscaping, new walkways, lighting and even a new restaraunt Lake Chalet. I recently attended a presentation by a non-profit organization that aims to restore and preserve the quality of the water in the Lake. One of the interesting pieces of news that I heard was that there are plans to demolish the dam that runs along 12th st (where the water flows into the estuary) and build a sort of overpass that will allow traffic to flow over the moving water below. The goal is to allow boats to pass back and forth from the lake out to the estuary, so they can get out into the Bay. This would be a dramatic difference and a tremendous improvement to the Lake, and I look forward to seeing it materialize. In addition, there are ongoing efforts to improve the water quality, mostly by aerating the water to infuse more oxygen into it, therefore allowing more fish and other marine life to survive. That is actually the current purpose of the beautiful fountains that you see spraying water into the air. Eventually there will be many more fountains, some underwater to help mix the oxygenated water with the stagnant water on the bottom.
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