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Stormwater management facilities play a big role in keeping neighbourhoods safe from flooding. They are built to catch excess water runoff from heavy storms and snowmelt. This water enters stormwater facilities from catch basins on the street and through natural surface drainage.
These facilities also improve the quality of stormwater that ends up in our rivers and creeks. Many aspects of a stormwater facility are constructed to filter the water. This includes the vegetation planted around the water as well as the way the water and sediment moves and settles in the facility.
While stormwater facilities might look calm and serene, there’s a lot going on underneath the surface. Water is constantly moving as it enters and exits the facilities through pipes.
While the constant water movement is good for stormwater management, it creates unsafe conditions for recreational activities like skating and sledding in the winter, or boating and swimming in the summer.
You might know them as community ponds, but they are actually working facilities and they aren’t safe for any type of recreation including sledding, skating and walking.
If you see someone recreating on a stormwater facility, report the activity to us at 780-412-4500.
We want Edmontonians to embrace winter and be able to participate in some of our most beloved outdoor winter activities like skating and hockey. That’s why each year, we provide community league grants to help cover the costs of setting up an ice rink where community members can play and skate safely.
Interested? Learn about how your community league can take advantage of this grant by emailing stormwatersafety@epcor.com.
Check out the City of Edmonton's list of outdoor skating facilities.
Identifying stormwater facilities is tricky. Keep off any pond you are unable to identify.
View our map of sites unsafe for recreational use.