Viet Ngo/Lemna International, Devils Lake
 
 


Viet Ngo/Lemna International, Devils Lake, 1990, North Dakota

After what seemed like 100 public meetings and 1001 late nights of design, Ngo and his colleagues came up with a 50-acre stylized snake that would meander across the former wetland. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of Devils Lake, this $5 million project consisted of nine serpentine channels that removed harmful phosphorous, nitrogen, and algae before releasing the treated water into one bay of Devils Lake.32

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