Polluted pond at Chickasaw Park getting new life (2024)

A construction worker in the drained one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park. The pond is undergoing restoration as sediment and muck are being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was also algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

Chickasaw Pond 4-10-92 Upshaw Melanie Nokes, 10, and her sister Serena Nokes, 8, hunt for fishing bait in the pond at Chickasaw Park in April 1992. They plan to fish with sticks and rope after finding some bait.

Doris Porter walks across the brdge that crosses the one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park in August 1993.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

Part of the algaie-covered pond at Chickasaw Park from 2022. Walking paths are also planned around the pond.

An aged fish advisory sign stands beside the lake at Chickasaw Park on Louisville's West End in August 2022.

Chickasaw Park with Rubbertown in the background. The pond at Chickasaw will have new walking paths after the restoration.

In August 2022, a man sits at one of the benches that overlooks the polluted pond at Chickasaw Park. The pond is covered with duckweed, and lily pads dominate the shoreline.

An excavator removes thick sediment and muck from the now-drained 1-acre pond at Chickasaw Park in the West End of Louisville. The pond is undergoing restoration. June 14, 2023.

An excavator removes sediment and muck from a drained one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park. The pond is undergoing restoration as sediment and muck are being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was also algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

The pond at Chickasaw Park is covered with duckweed and lily pads dominate the shoreline in August 2022. Trash could also be seen atop the water. The pond is currently drained and will be restored. Canoeing and kayaking will be an activity available in the future on the one-acre pond.

The Chickasaw Park pond is covered with algaie and lily pads dominate the shoreline. A liquor bottle floats atop the pond in August 2022.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. The $2.5 million project is funded from the American Rescue Plan. June 14, 2023.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

An excavator removes sediment and muck from a drained one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park. The pond is undergoing restoration as sediment and muck are being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was also algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.

The one-acre pond at Chickasaw Park undergoing restoration as sediment and muck being removed. Toxic chemicals once were part of the pond, which until recently was algae-filled. The new pond will be an attraction instead of a nuisance. June 14, 2023.