Overview
- Marines using four boats and nets began removing the thick layer of lentejilla from the lake, with municipal crews collecting and processing the pulled material for drying and reuse.
- This field operation, which started Monday, follows a joint response that rescued 17 ducks that were examined, registered and moved to temporary veterinary shelter for care.
- Authorities plan immediate desazolve and debris removal after the surface clean-up to extract accumulated mud, trash and organic matter from the basin.
- Sedema-led soil mechanics and technical studies are scheduled in about three to four weeks to assess the lakebed and determine whether a full drain and deeper interventions are needed.
- The work is a multiagency effort driven by local resident pressure and builds on earlier park upgrades in a three-stage program aimed at restoring habitat and safe public use.