Ponds at wastewater treatment plants are like magnets for birds and bird-watchers, especially those along the migration flyway in California’s Central Valley area.
Among them is the Clear Creek plant in Redding, along the Sacramento River, which serves as its receiving stream. A 93-acre portion of the property contains 10 ponds, each about 7 feet deep, that were process ponds when the plant was built in 1961. Since then, two upgrades and expansions have altered the use of the ponds — except for the birds’ purposes.
Destination for walks
“The ponds attract a large variety of resident and migrating birds each year,”
