RES 2025-41 Fishing Zones AdoptedRESOLUTION NO. 2025-41
ESTABLISHING FISHING ACCESS AND OTHER USAGE RULES
IN CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA PUBLIC WATERWAYS
WHEREAS, the North Augusta City Council shall have the entire care, management and
control of all public parks in the city, and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta desires to establish fishing access and other usage
rules in City of North Augusta Public Waterways, waters open of right to the use of the general
public; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta Public Waterways consist of the Savannah River
and the following stormwater ponds: Brick Pond Park, Briggs Pond off Jackson Avenue, and
Beaufort Pond off Cypress Drive, and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta understands that stormwater ponds are designed
to provide two critical services:
1. Prevent flooding by suppressing surges of stormwater runoff that wash from
lawns, buildings, and paved surfaces.
2. Protect water quality by holding water long enough for natural processes to
remove sediment and some pollutants from the water before it is discharged to
nearby rivers or beaches.
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta understands that stormwater ponds are designed
to maintain a balanced ecosystem by controlling aquatic weed growth and preventing erosion;
and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta understands that fish in stormwater ponds help to
balance the ecology of the pond by serving as top predators, consuming smaller fish and
invertebrates, but they also serve as forage for many attractive animals such as wading birds and
osprey; and
WHEREAS, Brick Pond Park is a forty-acre restored wetland that functions as a
stormwater treatment system; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta and partners worked together to develop a healthy
ecosystem in Brick Pond Park and provide a way to clean pollution from the stormwater that
enters the ponds; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta has determined that fishing and boating activities
at Brick Pond Park is not in the best interests of maintaining a healthy ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Augusta has determined that fishing and boating activities
for pubic waterways will be limited to the Savannah River, Briggs Pond, and Beaufort Pond; and