Floating Outlet and Skimmer Installed At Airport to Reduce Waterfowl Activity

Thirsty Duck LP announced it has completed installation of an ER-200 floating outlet and skimmer in the southwest detention pond at the Bellingham International Airport in Bellingham, Wash.

The product is designed to deliver a constant discharge rate of 19 cu ft per second (cfs). It was installed as part of a project funded by a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is to convert the airport’s 6-acre wet detention pond to dry detention. The purpose is to discourage waterfowl from inhabiting the site, which is adjacent to the airport’s main runway.

The installation was completed Nov. 1 in less than one hour with a four-person crew. The project was designed by Reid Middleton Engineers, Planners, Surveyors of Everett, Wash.

Source: Thirsty Duck LP