老觀(guan)湖(hu)濕(shi)地公(gong)園規劃總面積為1371.75公(gong)頃(qing),包(bao)括老觀(guan)湖(hu)自然湖(hu)泊水面及周邊(bian)區(qu)域。其中(zhong)濕(shi)地面積1233.14公(gong)頃(qing),包(bao)括永久性淡水湖(hu)、草本沼澤、水產養殖(zhi)場3種濕(shi)地類型,濕(shi)地率達到89.89%。目前,濕(shi)地公(gong)園劃分為5個功能區(qu):濕(shi)地保(bao)育區(qu)、恢復重建區(qu)、宣(xuan)教展示區(qu)、合理利(li)用(yong)區(qu)和管理服務區(qu)。濕(shi)地公(gong)園項目全部建成后(hou),將在防洪、灌溉、生物多樣性保(bao)護(hu)、旅游(you)等(deng)方面發揮巨大的生態(tai)效(xiao)益、經(jing)濟效(xiao)益和社(she)會效(xiao)益。預計年接待游(you)客可達100萬(wan)人次,帶動相關產業(ye)增加(jia)值達1億元以上。
老觀(guan)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)原為(wei)泛水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)湖(hu)(hu)(hu),建國后(hou)多(duo)次修(xiu)(xiu)堤筑(zhu)壩,面積不斷縮小,遂成內(nei)湖(hu)(hu)(hu),改革開放(fang)后(hou),農村產業結(jie)構(gou)調整及鎮村企業、第(di)三產業蓬勃(bo)發展(zhan),污(wu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)排放(fang)較多(duo),水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質有不斷惡化(hua)趨向。面對(dui)這一生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)環(huan)(huan)保問題,2012年(nian)起(qi),應城市委市政(zheng)府逐(zhu)步推行水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)環(huan)(huan)境截污(wu)工(gong)程(cheng)、污(wu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)處理、水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)修(xiu)(xiu)復和(he)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)岸景觀(guan)工(gong)程(cheng)等綜(zong)合整治。該市實施河湖(hu)(hu)(hu)連通,引(yin)漢北(bei)河水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)2500萬(wan)立方米(mi)進湖(hu)(hu)(hu),加快湖(hu)(hu)(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)體循環(huan)(huan),改善水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質。逐(zhu)步取締和(he)拆(chai)除攔網(wang)養殖(zhi),拆(chai)除攔網(wang)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)面1200余畝,并禁止在湖(hu)(hu)(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域養殖(zhi)珍珠(zhu)和(he)投肥養殖(zhi)。采(cai)取生(sheng)物控制措施,修(xiu)(xiu)復水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)系(xi)統,提高(gao)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)環(huan)(huan)境質量。多(duo)措并舉之下(xia),湖(hu)(hu)(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質明顯改善,生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)環(huan)(huan)境得(de)到修(xiu)(xiu)復,呈現出“沙鷗翔集,錦鱗(lin)游泳;岸芷汀蘭(lan),郁郁青(qing)青(qing)”的(de)壯美景色。