The Old Water Control Structure required a boat in order to manipulate water levels.

The new structure was designed by Ducks Unlimited and provides a larger outfall pipe.

Water levels can now be maintained from alongside Lighthouse Road without requiring a boat to access the structure.

The rehabilitation work was completed on the water control structure along Lighthouse Road, Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.  Due to overage and the small capacity of the former structure, a new structure, designed by Ducks Unlimited, along with a much larger outfall pipe was recently installed.  Ducks Unlimited provided contract oversight of the entire project and coordinated all aspects of the project with state and county officials.   The actual on-sight rehabilitation work took three weeks to complete.