Media Release | May 9, 2025
Pasco County Media Relations & Communications
PASCO COUNTY, FL —- Pasco County’s Public Works Department is pleased to launch our Adopt-A-Pond and Lake Management program. This volunteer-driven initiative encourages you and your neighbors to adopt a stormwater pond and help remove invasive plants, plant native vegetation, and clean up trash and pollutants.
Adopting a pond can help balance the needs of communities, wildlife,e and aquatic plants by:
- Improving water quality
- Preventing stormwater pollution
- Attracting wildlife
- Maintaining plant diversity
To get started, please fill out our Adopt-A-Pond application: mypas.co/adoptapondform.
Water is a precious resource, and you can help ensure the long-term health and sustainability of the water ecosystem. Stormwater ponds are vital in managing rain runoff, preventing flooding and filtering polluted water before it reaches larger waterways.
“There are two main benefits of adopting a pond,” says Environmental Program Coordinator Milla Turner. “By cleaning up a stormwater pond, you help improve water quality before it flows downstream, and you create a healthier environment for Florida’s native plants and wildlife.”
The Adopt-A-Pond program is open to homeowners (and neighborhood associations) who live on or near ponds that connect to the Pasco County stormwater system.
To learn more about this project, visit: mypas.co/adoptapond
PCBOCC needs to conserve water instead of pumping 100 million gallons into the Mirada lagoon! STOP BUILDING!