There are many "production" water features here in southern California; mostly hailing from the good old days pre-dating the tax law changes of 1986" when developers could better afford the luxury of extensive landscape embellishments. These large ponds, waterfalls, streams and fountains serve a few important purposes; certainly they add value in the way of enhanced quality of life and property re-sales, but ornamental water effects do a great deal more. Their appearance and splashing sounds do a great deal to mask the loud and crudeness of crowded life here. Without them, the rumble of car and air traffic noise might be intolerable. Unfortunately, as economic booms and busts prevail, many non-biologically minded folks get into the "pond business" when times are good without knowing or practicing sufficient knowledge of design or construction of such effects. Such features, without adequate provision for filtration, draining, cleaning, can be a real ongoing nightmare for the persons/company charged with maintaining them.

Such is not the case for the most part with the example here, an intentionally poisoned (i.e. non-biological) pond and waterfall in a commercial setting in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California. Design: The pond basin sits off center to main buildings that are part of the same property, presenting an impressive entry and adding to the ambience for workers on break or lunch. The fifty tons or so of rockwork i ...

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