Redmond Rain may be stored in a pond to a protect a stream by cleaning and slowly releasing stormwater. Scott's Pond was built by City crews in 2001.
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Scotts' Pond
Stormwater ponds are common stormwater facilities designed to clean stormwater and store it before slowly releasing it back to streams. Although on a busy street, Scott's Pond is at a strategic location -- just upstream of Peter's Creek, but downstream of dozens of acres of residential development. If you look north, across Redmond Way, you can see a forest-wrapped pond, "Welcome Pond" that was later built as Scott's twin.
The Scott property is a one-acre parcel. Half of the property is dedicated to the pond, with a paved trail around it. The other half of the property is a natural area with some mature trees and has the potential to be developed in the future into a more active park, particularly if the City vacates a portion of the NE 80th Street cut-through to increase the available area for the park.
What's a better pond; the forest-wrapped pond filled with wildlife across the road, or this mowed grass pond that looks like it might fit on a golf course?
Interestingly, the City is experimenting with a new stormwater technology, floating wetlands. These rafts have wetland plants growing from them, and the roots from these plants remove stormwater pollutants from the water. The rafts also provide shade to keep the water cool.