Thank you, this has been received as service request #2023-10290, and any updates made to this request will be sent to you. This is, however, an automated response. If this is an emergency, please call 911.

I agree, the flies are everywhere and getting inside the house as well. We can’t sit outside there are swarms of flies all over the garden.

I have about reached my breaking point and I think it's time to contact the News networks as well as the mayor and the city council.

I agree!!

I’m totally supportive of escalating the issue. Let me know where to submit additional complaints!

I'm trying to find out how to get the city council involved. Wondering if we just need to start filling complaints with Maricopa County.

Thanks again for submitting your request to Gilbert 311.
We understand the midge flies at and near the South Recharge Facility have become a nuisance. The additional basins we constructed have been a significant help with managing the large volumes of reclaimed water we receive during the winter. However, this spring has been abnormally both cool and very wet. This delayed the seasonal switch of reclaimed water being delivered to customers, rather than recharge. The Recharge staff has been treating the basins with larvicide, we have initiated additional fogging for the facility and adjacent streets, and in early March, ordered a new formulation of larvicide that should provide better coverage across the basins. That vendor has informed us that the winter weather in their region has delayed shipment of the chemicals. So, we are searching for additional vendors to complete the order as fast as possible. The last week of March, our staff also made changes in the distribution system to push a large portion of the reclaimed water to other recharge facilities and parks, away from the Higley and ocotillo area. We are aware of the irritating midge flies and appreciate your patience as we work to mitigate this problem.

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