老觀湖濕(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)規劃總面(mian)(mian)積為1371.75公頃,包括老觀湖自然湖泊水(shui)面(mian)(mian)及周(zhou)邊區(qu)域。其中濕(shi)地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積1233.14公頃,包括永久(jiu)性(xing)淡水(shui)湖、草本沼(zhao)澤、水(shui)產養殖場3種濕(shi)地(di)(di)類型,濕(shi)地(di)(di)率達到(dao)89.89%。目(mu)(mu)前,濕(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)劃分為5個功能區(qu):濕(shi)地(di)(di)保(bao)育區(qu)、恢(hui)復重建(jian)區(qu)、宣教(jiao)展示區(qu)、合理利用(yong)區(qu)和(he)管(guan)理服務區(qu)。濕(shi)地(di)(di)公園(yuan)項目(mu)(mu)全部建(jian)成后,將在(zai)防洪(hong)、灌(guan)溉、生物多樣性(xing)保(bao)護(hu)、旅游等方面(mian)(mian)發揮巨(ju)大(da)的生態效(xiao)益、經(jing)濟效(xiao)益和(he)社會效(xiao)益。預計年(nian)接待(dai)游客可達100萬人次,帶(dai)動相關產業增加(jia)值達1億元以上(shang)。
老觀湖(hu)原為泛水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)湖(hu),建國(guo)后(hou)多次修堤筑壩,面(mian)(mian)積不斷(duan)縮小,遂成(cheng)內湖(hu),改革開放(fang)后(hou),農村(cun)產業結構(gou)調整(zheng)及鎮村(cun)企業、第三產業蓬勃發(fa)展,污(wu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)排放(fang)較(jiao)多,水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質有不斷(duan)惡化趨(qu)向。面(mian)(mian)對這一生(sheng)態環保問題(ti),2012年起,應城(cheng)市(shi)委市(shi)政府逐(zhu)步推行(xing)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)環境截污(wu)工程、污(wu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)處理、水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)生(sheng)態修復和湖(hu)岸景(jing)觀工程等綜(zong)合整(zheng)治。該市(shi)實施(shi)河湖(hu)連通,引(yin)漢北河水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)2500萬立(li)方米(mi)進(jin)湖(hu),加(jia)快湖(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)體循環,改善水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質。逐(zhu)步取締和拆除攔(lan)網(wang)養殖(zhi),拆除攔(lan)網(wang)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)面(mian)(mian)1200余畝(mu),并禁止在湖(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域養殖(zhi)珍珠(zhu)和投肥(fei)養殖(zhi)。采取生(sheng)物控制措施(shi),修復水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)域生(sheng)態系(xi)統(tong),提高湖(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)環境質量(liang)。多措并舉之(zhi)下,湖(hu)泊(bo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)質明顯改善,生(sheng)態環境得到(dao)修復,呈現出(chu)“沙鷗翔集,錦鱗(lin)游(you)泳(yong);岸芷汀蘭,郁郁青(qing)(qing)青(qing)(qing)”的壯美(mei)景(jing)色。