The University of Georgia has reopened a lake on campus, 16 years after it was closed amid concerns about pollution.
An extensive renovation project was done to clean up the once-polluted Lake Herrick, The Athens Banner-Herald reported. Now, students and residents can fish and launch kayaks, canoes and paddle boards on the lake. Swimming isn’t allowed.
A key part of the restoration project involved a small pond upstream from Lake Herrick. Soon after the university created Lake Herrick in 1982, the pond became filled with sediment and pollutants.
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