Detention Pond

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

1515 East University Avenue
Lafayette LA 70501

Phone: 337-291-8500

INTERIM DIRECTOR:  Warren Abadie

HOMEWOOD DETENTION POND PROJECT

The Homewood Detention Ponds Project is part of the Bayou Vermilion Flood Control Project which consists of a series of detention ponds to provide flooding resilience along and in association with Bayou Vermilion and Coulee Ile des Cannes (CIDC), the two largest watersheds in the Parish.  The Homewood and CIDC detention ponds are in the area of Bendel Road and Rue Fosse and along Duhon Road east of Micmac Lane and south of Ridge Road respectively, all within Lafayette Parish. 

General items of work involved in the project include:

  • excavation of substantial quantities of material
  • clearing and grubbing of the sites
  • construction of flow control measures including weirs, pipes, headwalls, valves etc.

Current Status

Ponds 3 and 4: The contractor is completing punch list items including regrading Pond 4 and relocating an electrical line in Pond 3. It is the intent of the Public Works Department to accept, as completed, Pond 3 and 4 for partial acceptance and assume control of said facilities of the project at the appropriate time. 

Ponds 1 and 2: Both ponds have undergone excavation outside U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas. The next step is installing a discharge outlet which lies in the USACE’s jurisdiction. The outlet shall be completed and fully functional upon receipt of a USACE permit.

LCG and our consultants are currently coordinating with the USACE to amend the permit application to include the adjacent disposal areas associated with the project.

We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

Detention Pond